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21 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) muito trabalho* * *a tall ordera) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. -
22 abstruse
[əb'stru:s](difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) abstruso* * *ab.struse[æbstr'u:s] adj 1 abstruso, de sentido obscuro, confuso, difícil de compreender. 2 recôndito. -
23 access
['ækses]1) (way or right of approach or entry: We gained access to the house through a window.) acesso2) (way or right to meet (someone) or use (something): Senior students have access to the library at weekends.) acesso•- accessible
- accessibility* * *ac.cess['ækses] n 1 acesso, admissão. 2 passagem. 3 aproximação. 4 acessibilidade: facilidade relativa de obtenção. 5 ataque de doença ou de raiva. an access of emotion um acesso de comoção. difficult of access de difícil acesso. -
24 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) alojamento2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) lugar* * *ac.com.mo.da.tion[əkɔməd'eiʃən] n 1 acomodação, morada, alojamento. 2 auxílio, favor. 3 empréstimo, adiantamento. 4 prestimosidade, boa vontade, obsequiosidade. 5 adaptação, ajustamento. accommodation for books espaço para livros. accommodation for people acomodação para pessoas. -
25 arduous
(difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) penoso- arduousness* * *ar.du.ous['a:djuəs] adj 1 árduo, espinhoso, difícil. 2 trabalhoso, custoso, laborioso, penoso, fatigante. 3 íngreme, elevado, de difícil acesso. -
26 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) ambicionar* * *as.pire[əsp'aiə] vt 1 aspirar, ansiar, almejar. 2 subir muito, elevar-se, levantar-se, sublimar-se. -
27 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) desajeitado2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) difícil•- awkwardness* * *awk.ward['ɔ:kwəd] adj 1 desajeitado, inábil, inepto. 2 desairoso, deselegante. 3 impraticável, inadequado, ineficaz. 4 difícil de manejar, complicado. 5 embaraçoso, desagradável, desairoso. -
28 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) pesado* * *back.break.ing[b'ækbreikiŋ] adj árduo, opressivo (trabalho), exaustivo. -
29 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) ponto fraco2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) área sem visibilidade* * *blind spot[bl'aind spɔt] n 1 ponto cego (na retina). 2 ponto morto (em transmissão de rádio). 3 cegueira, obliteração (de julgamento, discernimento). -
30 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *[blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço. -
31 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) fardo2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) fardo2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) sobrecarregar* * *bur.den1[b'ə:dən] n 1 carga, peso. 2 encargo, dever, obrigação, responsabilidade. 3 ônus. the burden of proof / o ônus da prova. 4 capacidade de carga de navio, tonelagem. a ship of 1,000 tons burden / um navio de 1.000 toneladas. • vt 1 carregar, pôr carga em. 2 fig sobrecarregar, oprimir. beast of burden burro de carga. he is a burden to me ele é um peso morto para mim. the burden of proof lies with... Jur a obrigação de trazer provas está com...————————bur.den2[b'ə:dən] n 1 idéia ou tema principal. 2 refrão ou estribilho que se repete no final da estrofe. -
32 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) camuflagem2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) camuflar* * *cam.ou.flage[k'æməfla:ʒ] n camuflagem: 1 Mil dissimulação de soldados, material bélico, etc. 2 fig disfarce, fingimento, simulação • vt+vi camuflar: 1 Mil dissimular soldados, material bélico, etc. 2 fig disfarçar, fingir, simular. -
33 challenging
adjective (demanding effort; difficult: a challenging job/idea.) estimulante* * *chal.leng.ing[tʃ'ælindʒiŋ] adj 1 desafiante, desafiador: diz-se de trabalho ou tarefa que requer grande esforço e determinação para serem cumpridos com sucesso. this is a challenging job / este trabalho me estimula (desafia) a dar o máximo de mim. 2 provocador, provocante. -
34 communicate
[kə'mju:nikeit]1) (to tell (information etc): She communicated the facts to him.) comunicar2) (to get in touch (with): It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.) comunicar•- communications
- communicative
- communication cord
- communications satellite* * *com.mu.ni.cate[kəmj'u:nikeit] vt+vi 1 transferir, transmitir. 2 comunicar(-se), dar ou receber informações, telefonar, escrever, falar, participar. 3 ter comunicação. 4 travar relações. 5 comungar. -
35 communication
1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) comunicação2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) comunicação* * *com.mu.ni.ca.tion[kəmju:nik'eiʃən] n comunicação: 1 transmissão. 2 informação, notificação, participação. 3 mensagem, carta informativa, comunicado, aviso. 4 passagem, ligação, relação. 5 intercâmbio, intercurso, relações. he broke off all communication with me / ele rompeu todas as relações comigo. 6 communications sistema de comunicações. I am in communication with estou em comunicação com. I have no communication with não tenho relações com. -
36 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) complexo2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) complexo2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) conjunto2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) complexo•* * *com.plex[k'ɔmpleks] n complexo: 1 conjunto de coisas, fatos ou circunstâncias com qualquer conexão. 2 Psych idéia fixa, conjunto de imagens recalcadas. • adj 1 complexo. 2 complicado, intrincado. inferiority complex complexo de inferioridade. -
37 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) complicar- complication* * *com.pli.cate[k'ɔmplikeit] vt+vi 1 complicar(-se), dificultar. 2 piorar. 3 tornar confuso. • adj 1 complicado, intrincado, complexo, confuso. 2 Bot conduplicado. 3 Zool dobrado longitudinalmente. -
38 complicated
adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) complicado* * *com.pli.cat.ed[k'ɔmplikeitid] adj complicado, complexo, intrincado. -
39 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicação2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicação* * *com.pli.ca.tion[kɔmplik'eiʃən] n 1 complicação, confusão. 2 embaraço, dificuldade. 3 Med complicação, doença secundária. 4 enredamento. -
40 confoundedly
con.found.ed.ly[kənf'aundidli] adv abominavelmente. confoundedly difficult difícil para diabo.
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