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1 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) descontentamento- discontentedly
- discontentment* * *dis.con.tent[diskənt'ent] n descontentamento, desgosto, desagrado, dissabor, inquietação. • vt descontentar, desagradar. • adj descontente. -
2 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) descontentamento, insatisfação- discontentedly - discontentment -
3 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) inveja2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) invejar2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) invejar•- enviable- envious
- the envy of* * *en.vy['envi] n inveja, cobiça, ciúme. to be the envy of / ser objeto da inveja. • vt+vi invejar, cobiçar, desejar. I envy your good fortune / eu invejo sua sorte. -
4 prevailing
1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) predominante2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) corrente* * *pre.vail.ing[priv'eiliŋ] adj 1 prevalecente, decisivo. 2 predominante, corrente. 3 eficaz, eficiente. -
5 unrest
(a state of trouble or discontent, especially among a group of people: political unrest.) agitação* * *un.rest[∧nr'est] n desassossego, mal-estar, inquietação, agitação. -
6 utterance
ut.ter.ance['∧tərəns] n 1 expressão vocal. 2 elocução, modo de falar, forma de expressão. 3 o que se disse ou pronunciou. 4 emissão (de dinheiro falso). 5 declaração, dito, afirmação. they gave utterance to their discontent / fizeram sentir o seu descontentamento. political utterances discursos políticos. -
7 voice
[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) dar voz2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) soar•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice* * *[vɔis] n 1 voz (também Gram, Mus). he is not in good voice / ele não está com boa voz. he is in splendid voice / ele está com excelente voz. 2 som, tom. 3 língua, linguagem. 4 fig voz interior. 5 opinião, parecer. 6 fig porta-voz, intérprete. 7 habilidade para cantar. 8 cantor. 9 expressão ou expansão. 10 voz ativa, autoridade. 11 sonoridade. • vt 1 dizer, exprimir. 2 opinar, dar opinião. 3 formular. 4 pronunciar sonoramente. 5 declarar, proclamar, expressar, anunciar. 6 Phon vocalizar. 7 afinar (órgão). active voice Gram voz ativa. in a low voice em voz baixa. passive voice Gram voz passiva. to give one’s voice for dar o seu voto a. to give voice to feelings expressar sentimentos. to lift up one’s voice levantar a voz, gritar. with one voice unanimemente, de uma só voz. -
8 overtones
['əuvətounz](suggestions; hints: There were overtones of discontent in his speech.) sugestOes -
9 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) inveja2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) invejar2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) invejar•- enviable- envious - the envy of -
10 overtones
['əuvətounz](suggestions; hints: There were overtones of discontent in his speech.) insinuações -
11 prevailing
1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) predominante2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) predominante -
12 unrest
(a state of trouble or discontent, especially among a group of people: political unrest.) -
13 voice
[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) exprimir2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) sonorizar•- voiced- voiceless - voice mail - be in good voice - lose one's voice - raise one's voice
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