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1 well spoken of
well spoken ofconsiderado, reputado. -
2 well-spoken
adjective ((of a person) speaking with a pleasing voice, in a grammatically correct way etc.) bem falante* * *well-spok.en[wel sp'oukən] adj 1 que fala bem. 2 educado, polido, cortês. 3 bem falado, falado com propriedade. -
3 well-spoken
adjective ((of a person) speaking with a pleasing voice, in a grammatically correct way etc.) bem-falante -
4 spoken
adjective (produced by speaking: the spoken word.) falado* * *spo.ken[sp'oukən] pp of to speak. • adj oral, verbal, proferido, falado. well spoken of considerado, reputado. widely spoken of muito popular. -
5 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) falar2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) falar3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) falar4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dizer5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) falar•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k] vt+vi (ps spoke, pp spoken) 1 dizer, articular. 2 falar, conversar. 3 fazer discurso, orar. 4 contar, declarar, exprimir, tornar conhecido. 5 exprimir (idéia), pronunciar, manifestar, comunicar. speak your mind / fale o que está pensando. 6 pedir, requerer, apelar. 7 conversar, falar (with, to com, a). 8 latir. he spoke up for me ele falou a meu favor. not to speak of sem mencionar, sem citar. not to speak of expenses / sem falar das despesas. nothing to speak of nada digno de menção. so to speak por assim dizer. speak up! fale! fale mais alto! that speaks well for him / isso fala a seu favor. to be spoken for estar prometido, estar reservado. to speak about falar sobre, tratar de, falar de. to speak for falar por alguém. he can speak for himself / ele mesmo pode falar. that speaks for itself / isso fala por si mesmo. to speak ill of somebody falar mal de alguém. she never speaks ill of anybody / ela nunca fala mal de ninguém. to speak on continuar falando. he spoke on the same subject / ele falou sobre o mesmo assunto. to speak out falar alto, falar à vontade, manifestar-se livremente, declarar, comunicar, esclarecer, falar francamente, dar opinião abertamente. to speak to a) dirigir-se a. b) coll admoestar. c) falar ao sentimento, atrair, interessar. to speak to someone falar com alguém. I should like to speak to you / gostaria de falar-lhe. to speak up a) falar alto. b) defender alguém, protestar. to speak well/ highly of somebody falar muito bem de alguém, elogiar. she speaks highly of him / ela fala dele em palavras elogiosas. -
6 bilingual
1) (written or spoken in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.) bilingue2) (speaking two languages equally well: a bilingual waiter.) bilingue* * *bi.lin.gual[bail'iŋgwəl] adj bilíngüe: 1 que fala duas línguas. 2 que está escrito em duas línguas. -
7 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) medricas•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *[sɔft] n material ou objeto mole. • adj 1 macio, flexível, plástico, maleável. 2 mole, tenro, dúctil. 3 suave, brando, agradável, gentil. 4 fino, liso, macio. 5 baixo (voz). 6 delicado, afável, meigo. 7 difuso (luz). 8 generoso (coração). 9 sem sais (água). 10 coll fácil. 11 fraco, afeminado. 12 estúpido, bobo, de miolo mole. 13 Phon mudo. • interj quieto, calma! to be soft on the head coll ser um tonto, fazer coisas bobas. he is soft on the head / ele tem o miolo mole, é meio bobão, ratardado. to be soft with somebody ser benevolente demais. she was soft with her child / ela tratou seu filho com muita benevolência. to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody coll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele. -
8 you
[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) você(s)2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) seu (idiota, etc.)!* * *[ju:] sg ou pl pron 1 tu, te, ti. are you here?/ você, o senhor, a senhora está? tu estás? vocês, os senhores, as senhoras estão? 2 vós, vos. 3 você(s), senhor(es), senhora(s), a gente, lhe(s), o(s), a(s). I give the book to you / eu lhe (te) dou o livro; eu dou o livro a você(s), ao(s) senhor(es), à(s) senhora(s). I see you / eu o(s), a(s), te, vos vejo; eu vejo você(s), o(s) senhor(es), a(s) senhora(s). 4 a gente. the book gives you deep satisfaction / o livro dá muita satisfação à gente. that keeps you calm / isto mantém a gente calma. with you com você, contigo, convosco. you all vocês todos. -
9 bilingual
1) (written or spoken in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.) bilíngüe2) (speaking two languages equally well: a bilingual waiter.) bilíngüe -
10 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) mole, fraco•- softly- softness - soften - soft-boiled - soft-hearted - soft-spoken - software - softwood - have a soft spot for -
11 you
[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) você, tu, vocês, vós2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) seu
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