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1 means of conveyance
means of conveyancemeios de transporte. -
2 means test
means test[m'i:nz test] n Social Assistance exame de carência de recursos. -
3 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) meios- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) recursos -
4 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) meios- by means of - by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) meios -
5 means
meiosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > means
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6 means
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7 means-ends reasoning
English-Portuguese philosophical dictionary > means-ends reasoning
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8 by no means
1) (definitely not: `Can I go home now?' `By no means!) certamente que não2) ((also not by any means) not at all: I'm by no means certain to win.) de modo nenhum* * *by no meansde forma alguma.————————by no meansde modo algum.————————by no meansde nenhuma maneira. -
9 by all means
(yes, of course: If you want to use the telephone, by all means do.) sem dúvida* * *by all meanscertamente, sem dúvida.————————by all meansde qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. -
10 by no means
1) (definitely not: `Can I go home now?' `By no means!) de jeito nenhum2) ((also not by any means) not at all: I'm by no means certain to win.) nem um pouco -
11 by fair means or foul
by fair means or foulde qualquer maneira, a qualquer preço.————————by fair means or foulde um modo ou de outro. -
12 by means of
(using: We escaped by means of a secret tunnel.) por meio de* * *by means ofpor meio de. -
13 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) acima das posses de -
14 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) acima das posses de -
15 a man of means
(a wealthy or rich man.) homem de posses* * *a man of meanshomem de recursos, abastado. -
16 by any means
by any meansde qualquer maneira. -
17 by fair means
by fair meanspor bem, sem violência. -
18 independent means
in.de.pend.ent means[indipendənt m'i:nz] n pl posses, propriedades, fortuna. -
19 man of independent means
man of independent meanshomem que vive de rendimentos. -
20 that means squaring the circle
that means squaring the circleisto significa a quadratura do círculo.English-Portuguese dictionary > that means squaring the circle
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