being+done

noun (a person who wants to stop the damage being done to the environment by humans.)

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[invai2r2nm'ent2list] n ambientalista: aquele que estuda o meio ambiente.

1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) rosto

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superfície

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) frente

1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) dar para

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) enfrentar

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) enfrentar

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- - faced

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[feis] n 1 face: a) cara, rosto. b) fisionomia, semblante. c) careta. d) Poet presença. 2 aspecto: a) vista, configuração, aparência. b) situação ou estado de certos assuntos, idéias ou questões. 3 expressão de atitude moral: a) descaramento, audácia, atrevimento. b) dignidade, prestígio. 4 parte principal ou dianteira de alguma coisa: a) frente. b) fachada, paramento de parede. c) parte anterior de uma pedra aparelhada. d) lugar de extração numa galeria de mina. e) Tech espelho. 5 parte principal ou lateral de alguma coisa: a) anverso de cristais ou moedas. b) mostrador de relógio. c) Typogr olho de tipo. d) Geol fácies. e) Geom face, superfície de um sólido plano. f) face (de porca). g) corte (de lâmina, faca, etc.). • vt 1 encarar, enfrentar, afrontar, apresentar-se. he must face the facts / ele tem de encarar os fatos. 2 fazer face a, opor-se, resistir. to face the enemy / encarar (ou enfrentar) o inimigo. 3 ficar em frente de. the window faces the garden / a janela dá para o jardim. 4 defrontar-se com. to be faced with ruin / estar diante da derrota, da destruição, da falência. 5 virar de face para cima (por exemplo, cartas). 6 orientar uma casa em relação aos pontos cardeais. 7 voltar-se para, estar com a frente para. 8 Tech facear, fazer faces ou lados em, polir. about face! meia-volta volver! before my face diante dos meus olhos. boldface Typogr negrito. for his fair face pelos seus lindos olhos. full face vista de frente. half face perfil. in face of mediante. in the face of diante de, em face de, em virtude de. in the face of the day às claras, abertamente. left face! à esquerda volver! on the face of it a julgar pela aparência. right face! à direita volver! she made up her face ela maquilou o rosto. to carry two faces ter duas caras, ser ambíguo. to face about, left, right fazer meia-volta, esquerda volver, direita volver. to face down 1 alisar. 2 fig suster com audácia ou imprudência. to face out persistir descaradamente. to face out a lie mentir desavergonhadamente. to face the music Amer enfrentar as conseqüências, aceitar o inevitável destemidamente. to face up to enfrentar corajosamente. to flee from someone’s face fugir de alguém. to fly into one’s face atacar alguém. to fly into the face of decency pecar contra a decência. to have a face of fingir. to have the face to do something ter o atrevimento de fazer alguma coisa. to look a person in the face encarar alguém. to lose face desprestigiar-se, ser humilhado. to make a face fazer caretas. to put a good (bold) face on enfrentar algo com coragem. to put a new face on dar novo aspecto. to save one’s face salvar as aparências. to set one’s face against opor-se tenazmente. to shut the door in a person’s face bater a porta na cara de alguém.

1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) impedir

2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) frustrar

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[θwɔ:t] n 1 banco de remador, bancada de escaler. 2 frustração. 3 obstáculo, impedimento. • vt opor-se, contrariar, frustrar, impedir. • adj atravessado. • adv transversalmente. • prep obs através de, transversalmente.

noun (a person who wants to stop the damage being done to the environment by humans.) ambientalista

1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) rosto

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) face

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) frente de trabalho

1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) dar de frente para

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) encarar

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) enfrentar

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- - faced

1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) impedir

2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) frustrar

1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório

2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato

3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação

1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) comunicar

2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) denunciar

3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar

4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar-se

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- reporter

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[rip'ɔ:t] n 1 relatório (também Comp), informação, notícia. 2 rumor, boato. 3 reputação, fama. 4 estampido, detonação, estrondo. 5 resenha, descrição. • vt+vi 1 relatar, fazer relatório, informar, contar, noticiar, comunicar. 2 queixar-se, dar parte, denunciar. 3 apresentar-se, comparecer. 4 ressoar, repercutir. 5 trabalhar como repórter. as report has it segundo boatos. a yearly report relatório anual. he reported himself ele comunicou sua presença. it is reported dizem que. to report back trazer a informação, voltar com a informação. to report on informar a respeito de. school report boletim escolar.

1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório

2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato

3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) estampido

1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) relatar, fazer relatório

2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) acusar

3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) denunciar

4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar(-se)

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- reporter

1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)

2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)

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- forgiveness

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[fəg'iv] vt+vi (ps forgave, pp forgiven) 1 perdoar, absolver, relevar, desculpar. forgive us our trespasses / perdoai as nossas dívidas. am I forgiven? / estou perdoado? he was forgiven his fault, his fault was forgiven him / seu erro foi-lhe perdoado. 2 remitir. to forgive a debt remitir uma dívida.

1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.) perdoar

2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.) perdoar

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- forgiveness

1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança

2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança

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[riv'endʒ] n 1 vingança, desforra, desagravo, represália. I took (my) revenge / vinguei-me. 2 desejo de vingança. • vt vingar-se, desforrar(-se), retaliar. in revenge por vingança. to revenge oneself on, upon vingar-se em.

1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança

2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em

1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver

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- oncoming

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[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tão/tanto

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão

- suchlike

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[s∧tʃ] adj 1 desta maneira, deste mesmo modo ou grau. one such action and you leave the house / mais um ato destes e você deixa a casa. 2 tal, de modo que. I’ve never heard of such a thing / nunca ouvi tal coisa. 3 semelhante, igual. he did no such thing / ele não fez coisa semelhante. 4 tanto, tamanho. he suffered such pains / ele sofreu tantas dores. 5 certo, certa, assim. • pron 1 tal pessoa, tal coisa. 2 esse, essa, o tal. 3 isto, aquilo. 4 as such como tal. such is life / a vida é assim, a vida é esta. such is my hate / tão grande é o meu ódio. • adv 1 tão, em tal grau. 2 assim mesmo. 3 de tal maneira. and such e assim por diante, e coisas parecidas. as such como tal, em si. he was not afraid of change as such / ele não teve medo da mudança em si. at such an hour of the night em hora tão avançada. children such as yours crianças como as suas. Mr. such and such fulano de tal. such a thing as pity algo semelhante a compaixão. such and tal (não especificado). such good luck tanta sorte. the only such case o único caso desta natureza.

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)

1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé

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- oncoming

1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal, assim

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tão

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão

- suchlike

1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) gratidão

2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) apreciação

3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) compreensão

4) (an increase in value.) valorização

5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) crítica

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[əpri:ʃi'eiʃən] n 1 avaliação, estimativa, cômputo. 2 estima, estimação, consideração, apreciação, simpatia. 3 reconhecimento: a) crítica favorável, aprovação. b) gratidão. 4 valorização.

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[bi:] v aux (ps was, pl were, pp been). 1 ser, existir, viver, ser realidade. it is mine, his / é meu, seu. it is my father’s / pertence a meu pai. she is everything to me / ela é tudo para mim. 2 ter lugar, acontecer, realizar-se. when is it to be? / quando será? 3 permanecer, ficar, continuar. 4 igualar, representar, significar. 5 estar, encontrar-se. to be at work / estar no trabalho. to be busy / estar ocupado. to be careful / ser cuidadoso. to be in a hurry / estar com pressa. he is at the advanced group / ele é do grupo dos adiantados. 6 visitar. • interj be! seja! am I to understand that...? significa isto que...? as it is de qualquer maneira. as it were por assim dizer. be that as it may seja como for. five years were to pass cinco anos teriam de passar. here you are coll aqui está. he was a long time about it ele levou muito tempo para isto. he was to have written ele devia ter escrito. how are we to go on? como vamos continuar?, que será de nós? how are you? como vai? how is this? o que significa isto? how long have you been in England? quanto tempo faz que está na Inglaterra? how much is this dress? quanto custa este vestido? how was it that he did not come? por que ele não veio? I am for leaving sou de opinião que devemos partir. if I were to do it se eu o fizesse. I must be off tenho de ir. in a moment the dog was upon him em um instante o cachorro estava em cima dele. it is above me isto foge à minha alçada. it is for him to excuse himself ele é quem deve pedir desculpas. it is for you to decide a decisão cabe a você. it’s up to you isso é com você. it will be for him to say ele terá de decidir. I was rewarded fui recompensado. let me be! deixe-me em paz! Mrs. Jones that is to be a futura senhora Jones. she lived to be 90 ela viveu 90 anos. that is to say quer dizer. that’s him all over isto é típico dele. the book is being printed/ is printing o livro está sendo impresso. the house is to let a casa está para alugar. the might-have-beens as oportunidades perdidas. there you are! aí está! to be able ser capaz, poder. to be in a) estar em casa. b) estar no poder. to be like parecer-se com. to be long demorar-se. to be of no use ser imprestável. to be out a) não estar em casa. b) estar errado. to be out of one’s mind estar fora de si. to be over acabar. to be short (of something) não ter o suficiente, estar faltando. to be up estar no fim. to be worthwhile valer a pena. we must take things as they are temos de aceitar as coisas como são. we shall be examined tomorrow teremos exame amanhã. what are you about? o que você quer fazer? what is he to be? o que ele será? what is, is good o que é, é bom. what is it? o que houve?, o que há com você? what was he to do? o que ele havia de fazer? when it was time quando a hora havia chegado. you are not to do that você não deve fazer isto. you have been (and gone) and done it coll você o fez realmente. you were not late, were you? você não chegou atrasado, não é? you were not to open the door não era para você abrir a porta.

- beginning

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[big'in] vt+vi (ps began, pp begun) 1 começar, iniciar, fazer a primeira parte. he began by saying / ele começou por dizer. he began on (upon) his novel / ele iniciou seu romance. he began talking, to talk / ele começou a falar. this begins (or is beginning) to be tiresome / isto está começando a ficar enfadonho. 2 originar, dar origem, aparecer. 3 aproximar-se, estar próximo, chegar a. 4 dar início a. 5 instituir, produzir, inaugurar, principiar. begin at the beginning! comece pelo princípio! the King of England does not begin to have the power of the President Amer o Rei da Inglaterra está longe de ter o poder do presidente. to begin with em primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. well begun is half done bem começado é meio caminho andado. you don’t begin to play soccer Amer você joga mal o futebol.

1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem

1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom

- goodness

- goods

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[gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?