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1 such
1. adjective1) (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.) tal2) (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).) tal3) (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/tanto4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tal- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[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. -
2 such
1. adjective1) (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, assim2) (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).) tão3) (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.) tal4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) o que, tal- suchlike- such-and-such - such as it is -
3 communism
['komjunizəm]((often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned.) comunismo* * *com.mun.ism[k'ɔmjunizəm] n comunismo. -
4 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) continuidade2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) continuidade* * *con.ti.nu.i.ty[kɔntinj'u:iti] n 1 continuidade. 2 coesão, conexão. 3 continuação, persistência. -
5 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) melhoria2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoramento* * *im.prove.ment[impr'u:vmənt] n 1 melhora, melhoria, melhoramento. 2 aperfeiçoamento, progresso. 3 proveito. 4 aumento. -
6 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralelo4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar* * *par.al.lel[p'ærələl] n 1 Geom paralela, linha paralela. 2 paralelismo. 3 semelhança, analogia. 4 paralelo, confronto, comparação. 5 cada um dos círculos paralelos ao equador. 6 similar: objeto, pessoa ou animal idêntico ao outro. 7 régua de paralelas. 8 Typogr paralelas: sinal de referência (//). • vt 1 comparar, confrontar. 2 formar à semelhança de. 3 igualar, assemelhar. 4 dispor em posição paralela a. 5 ser paralelo a. • adj 1 paralelo. 2 semelhante, análogo. he doesn’t find his parallel ele não encontra similar. literary parallel analogia na literatura. parallel in with semelhante a. parallel of latitude Geogr círculo de latitude. to draw a parallel between traçar um paralelo entre, fazer uma comparação entre. to run parallel to a) correr paralelo a. b) concordar com, guiar-se por. we parallel it with confrontamo-lo com. we put ourselves on a parallel with comparamo-nos a. without parallel sem paralelo, inigualado. -
7 reunion
[ri:ju:njən]1) (a meeting of people who have not met for some time: We attended a reunion of former pupils of our school.) reunião2) (the act of reuniting or state of being reunited.) reunião•- reunite* * *re.un.ion[ri:j'u:njən] n 1 reunião, reencontro. 2 reconciliação. 3 festa social de reencontro. -
8 security
noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) segurança* * *se.cu.ri.ty[sikj'uəriti] n 1 segurança, seguridade, despreocupação. 2 certeza. 3 proteção, defesa. 4 garantia, fiança. 5 fiador. to give security dar fiança. -
9 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) esmagar2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) esmagar2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) aglomeração2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) sumo3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy* * *squash1[skwɔʃ] n 1 polpa, massa esmagada, suco de legumes ou de frutas. 2 aperto, atropelo. 3 queda de um corpo mole, baque. 4 espécie de jogo de tênis de ginásio, squash. 5 Brit bebida à base de suco de frutas. • vt+vi 1 esmagar, amassar, espremer. 2 fazer som de batida em massa mole. 3 pôr um fim a. 4 comprimir.————————squash2[skwɔʃ] n Bot abóbora, aboboreira. -
10 transparency
[-'pæ-]1) (the state of being transparent: the transparency of the water.) transparência2) (a photograph printed on transparent material, a slide: I took some transparencies of the cathedral.) slide* * *trans.par.en.cy[trænsp'ærənsi] n = link=transparence transparence. -
11 triviality
1) (the state of being trivial.)2) ((plural trivialities) something which is trivial: He is always worrying about some triviality or other.)* * *triv.i.al.i.ty[trivi'æliti] n trivialidade, insignificância, vulgaridade. -
12 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *[ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar. -
13 vagrancy
noun (the state of being a vagrant: Vagrancy is a crime in some countries.) vadiagem* * *va.gran.cy[v'eigrənsi] n vadiação, vida errante, ociosidade. -
14 youth
[ju:Ɵ]plural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) juventude2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) jovem3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) a juventude•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentor* * *[ju:θ] n 1 mocidade, juventude, gente moça. 2 jovem, moço, rapaz, moça. 3 princípio, fase inicial. a youth of sixteen um jovem de dezesseis anos. in my youth na minha mocidade. -
15 communism
['komjunizəm]((often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned.) comunismo -
16 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) continuidade2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) continuidade -
17 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) aperfeiçoamento2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoria -
18 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar-se a -
19 reunion
[ri:ju:njən]1) (a meeting of people who have not met for some time: We attended a reunion of former pupils of our school.) reunião2) (the act of reuniting or state of being reunited.) reunião•- reunite -
20 security
noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) segurança
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