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121 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) franco* * *plain-spok.en[plein sp'oukən] adj franco, sincero. -
122 private
1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) privado2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) simples2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) soldado raso- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
- in private* * *pri.vate[pr'aivit] n soldado raso. • adj 1 particular, privado. he retired to private life / ele se recolheu à vida privada. 2 pessoal, individual. 3 secreto, confidencial. 4 retirado. in private secretamente, em particular. private member’s bill lei proposta por um membro do parlamento como indivíduo e não como membro do seu partido político. -
123 radar
(a method of showing the direction and distance of an object by means of radio waves which bounce off the object and return to their source.) radar* * *ra.dar[r'eida:] n radar: instrumento para determinar a distância e a direção de objetos não vistos, por meio de ondas eletromagnéticas. radar fence uma série de postos de radar em redor de uma área, para protegê-la. radar fire control controle de fogo por meio de radar. radar screen = link=%20radar%20fence radar fence. radar traffic control controle de tráfego por radar. -
124 radiant
['reidiənt]1) (showing great joy: a radiant smile.) radioso2) (sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc.) irradiante•- radiance* * *ra.di.ant[r'eidiənt] n 1 ponto luminoso. 2 objeto radiante. 3 Geom linha radial. • adj 1 brilhante, lustroso. 2 radiante. 3 exultante. -
125 radiograph
(a photograph taken by means of X-rays or other rays.) radiografia- radiography* * *ra.di.o.graph[r'eidiougra:f; r'eidiougræf] n 1 radiografia, negativo de raios X. 2 cópia de um negativo de raios X. • vt radiografar, obter um negativo de raios X. -
126 remote control
(the control of eg a switch or other device from a distance, by means of radio waves etc: The model plane is operated by remote control.) controle à distância* * *re.mote con.trol[rimout kəntr'oul] n Mech controle ou comando remoto. -
127 replace
[rə'pleis]1) (to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another: I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.) substituir2) (to put (something) back where it was: Please replace the books on the shelves.) voltar a colocar•- replacement* * *re.place[ripl'eis] vt 1 repor, tornar a pôr no mesmo lugar. 2 substituir (by por), tomar o lugar de. -
128 resource
[rə'zo:s, ]( American[) 'ri:zo:rs]1) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) recurso2) ((usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth: This country is rich in natural resources.) recursos3) (the ability to find ways of solving difficulties: He is full of resource.) iniciativa•- resourcefully
- resourcefulness* * *re.source[riz'ɔ:s] n 1 recurso, meio, expediente. 2 resources recursos, riquezas (de um país), meios pecuniários, faculdades. 3 desembaraço. a man of no resource um homem sem expediente, sem recurso. to leave someone to his own resources deixar alguém por sua própria conta.
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