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1 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) bênção2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) felicidade3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.)* * *bless.ing[bl'esiŋ] n 1 oração, invocação, pedido, a graça de Deus. he asked a blessing ( on the meal) / ele rezou uma oração à mesa. 2 bênção, graça divina. he gave the blessing / ele deu a bênção. 3 favor, benefício. 4 aprovação, encorajamento. 5 euphem, ironic imprecação, praga. a blessing in disguise sorte na desgraça. -
2 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) bênção2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) bênção3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) -
3 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) conde- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) contar2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) contar3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) contar4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) considerar-se2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) contagem2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) acusação3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
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- out for the count* * *count1[kaunt] n 1 contagem, conta. I lost count / perdi a conta. 2 soma, conta total. 3 resultado. 4 escrita comercial. 5 Sport dez segundos de contagem em boxe. 6 Jur acusação, carga. • vt+vi 1 contar, enumerar. 2 somar, adicionar. 3 computar, tomar ou entrar em conta, ser incluído, ser tomado em consideração. I count life a blessing / tomo a vida como um presente. he was counted a genius / ele foi considerado um gênio. that does not count / isto não conta. 4 confiar em, contar com. 5 calcular, estimar. 6 ter influência, ter valor. 7 valer por. 8 considerar, julgar, reputar. count me in! conte comigo! count me out! não conte comigo! out of all count incontável. to count before someone fazer as contas na presença de alguém. to count for valer, ser tomado por. to count in incluir na conta. to count off Mil fazer a chamada. to count on contar com, fiar-se em. to count out a) adiar (por falta de número). b) declarar vencido por nocaute (boxe). to count over conferir, contar de novo. to count to pôr na conta. to count up somar, adicionar. to leave out of count não tomar em consideração. to take count of contar.————————count2[kaunt] n conde. -
4 benediction
[benə'dikʃən](a prayer giving blessing.) bênção* * *ben.e.dic.tion[benid'ikʃən] n bênção: a) ação de abençoar. b) graça divina. c) ação de graças. -
5 boon
[bu:n](a blessing: It's been a real boon to have a car this week.) bênção* * *boon1[bu:n] n 1 bênção, benefício. 2 obséquio, favor.————————boon2[bu:n] adj 1 alegre, feliz. 2 Poet bondoso. -
6 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) disfarçar2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) dissimular2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) disfarce2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) disfarce* * *dis.guise[disg'aiz] n 1 disfarce, máscara. 2 dissimulação, fingimento, simulação, pretexto, engano, rebuço, véu. • vt 1 disfarçar, mascarar. 2 dissimular, fingir. 3 encobrir, tapar. 4 coll ocultar, esconder. 5 sl embriagar. a blessing in disguise sorte na desdita. in disguise mascarado. -
7 benediction
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8 boon
[bu:n](a blessing: It's been a real boon to have a car this week.) bênção
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