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21 height
[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) altura2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) auge3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) ponto culminante4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) altura(s)•- heighten* * *[hait] n 1 altura. 2 alto, cume, elevação. 3 altitude. 4 latitude. 5 cúmulo, auge, apogeu. the height of folly / o cúmulo da tolice. 6 perfeição. 7 eminência. at its height no auge. -
22 illustrious
(of a very high quality, ability etc; famous: an illustrious career; He is the most illustrious of a famous family.) ilustre* * *il.lus.tri.ous[il'∧striəs] adj ilustre, nobre, distinto, renomado. -
23 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lançar2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lançar3) (to throw.) atirar2. noun((an) act of launching.) lançamento- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) lancha* * *[lɔ:ntʃ] n 1 lançamento. 2 inauguração, estréia. 3 lancha. • vt+vi 1 lançar (navio, foguete, etc.). 2 Com começar (um negócio). 3 arremessar. 4 Com lançar (produto). 5 encaminhar (alguém em um negócio ou profissão). to launch out iniciar. -
24 obstacle
['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) obstáculo* * *ob.sta.cle['ɔbstəkəl] n 1 obstáculo, empecilho. 2 estorvo, embaraço. -
25 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) passado2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) passado3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) passado2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) além de2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) depois de3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) em frente4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) passado2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) passado•- the past* * *[pa:st, pæst] n 1 passado, tempo já decorrido. 2 coisas ditas ou feitas no passado. 3 Gram pretérito. • adj 1 passado, decorrido, findo. he arrived when the feast was past / ele chegou quando a festa havia terminado. she is past thirty / ela passou dos trinta. 2 anterior, antecedente. 3 Gram passado, pretérito. • adv próximo, passado. • prep 1 além, adiante de. 2 passado de, mais tarde que. 3 fora de alcance ou possibilidade. 4 fora de, sem. a man with a past um homem de passado duvidoso. a past due bill um título vencido. for one year past há um ano. half past ten dez (horas) e meia. till past dinner-time até depois do jantar. to be past all shame ser completamente destituído de vergonha. to be past comprehension ser incompreensível. to be past cure ser incurável. to be past hope estar ou ficar desesperado. to be past mending ser irrecuperável. to be past oneself estar indignado. to be past something ser incapaz de fazer coisas que fazia normalmente antes, estar muito velho para fazer. to hasten past passar apressadamente por. we went past the door passamos em frente da porta. -
26 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) auge3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) pala2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) atingir o máximo- peaked- peaky* * *peak1[pi:k] n 1 pico, cume, cimo. 2 bico, ponta. 3 pala (de boné). 4 auge, apogeu. 5 Tech máximo. 6 Naut pena. 7 Naut pique. • vt+vi 1 chegar (ou levar) ao ponto máximo. 2 arvorar (os remos). 3 Naut repicar (as velas). • adj máximo.————————peak2[pi:k] vi definhar, emagrecer. to peak and pine extenuar-se, definhar-se. -
27 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) pináculo2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) píncaro3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) auge* * *pin.na.cle[p'inəkəl] n 1 Archit pináculo. 2 fig apogeu, auge, ápice, pico. • vt 1 prover de pináculo. 2 fig elevar, conduzir ao apogeu. -
28 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruína2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) ruína3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruína2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estragar•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *ru.in[r'u:in] n 1 ruína, destruição, estrago, dano. they brought him to ruin / levaram-no à ruína. 2 decadência, queda, arruinamento. 3 aniquilamento, assolação. 4 bancarrota, falência, perda. 5 ruins ruínas, destroços, escombros. • vt 1 arruinar, estragar, decair, destruir. he ruined himself / ele arruinou-se. 2 falir, ir à falência ou bancarrota. 3 seduzir, desonrar, fazer perder. 4 desgraçar, empobrecer. to go to ruin arruinar-se, decair. -
29 scrapbook
noun (a book with blank pages on which to stick pictures etc: The actor kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings about his career.) álbum de recortes* * *scrap.book[skr'æpbuk] n álbum de recortes. -
30 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) conseguir2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) suceder(-se) a•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession* * *suc.ceed[səks'i:d] vt+vi 1 ter sucesso, ter êxito, ser bem-sucedido, prosperar, progredir. he succeeds in everything / ele tem sucesso em tudo. the scheme fully succeeded / o plano foi um sucesso completo. 2 realizar, conseguir, produzir efeito. 3 suceder, seguir, vir depois, substituir, tomar o lugar de outro. he succeeds to his father / ele sucede seu pai. to succeed in doing something conseguir fazer aquilo que queria / planejava. I succeeded in helping my friend / consegui ajudar meu amigo. -
31 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) êxito2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) sucesso* * *suc.cess[səks'es] n 1 sucesso, êxito, sorte. was the party a success? / a festa foi um sucesso? 2 bom resultado, feliz conclusão. 3 fortuna, prosperidade. 4 pessoa que tem sucesso. he is a big success / ele tem muito êxito. -
32 successful
[-'ses-]adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) bem-sucedido* * *suc.cess.ful[səks'esful] adj bem sucedido, feliz, próspero, auspicioso. -
33 theatrical
[-'æ-]1) (of theatres or acting: a theatrical performance/career.) de/no teatro2) ((behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic: theatrical behaviour.) teatral* * *the.at.ri.cal[θi'ætrikəl] adj 1 cênico. 2 teatral. 3 artificial. 4 ostentoso. -
34 threshold
['Ɵreʃəuld]1) ((a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc: He paused on the threshold and then entered.) soleira2) (beginning: She is on the threshold of a brilliant career.) limiar* * *thresh.old[θr'eʃhould] n 1 limiar, soleira de porta. don’t cross my threshold! / não entre na minha casa! 2 começo, princípio. on the threshold of this year no começo deste ano. the threshold of consciousness o limiar da consciência. -
35 up-and-coming
adjective ((of eg a person starting a career) progressing well: an up-and-coming young doctor.) empreendedor* * *up-and-com.ing[∧p ən k'∧miŋ] adj Amer 1 com boas perspectivas de êxito. 2 inteligente e trabalhador, empreendedor, ativo. -
36 varied
adjective He has had a very varied career.) variado* * *var.ied[v'ɛərid] adj 1 variado, diverso. 2 modificado, alterado, mudado. 3 multicor, variegado. -
37 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) -
38 carpetbagger
(politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career.) -
39 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) conquistar -
40 embark on
(to start or engage in: She embarked on a new career.) lançar-se
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