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61 to begin with
1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) no começo2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) para começar* * *to begin withem primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. -
62 weapon
['wepən](any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others: Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon.) arma* * *weap.on[w'epən] n 1 arma (também fig), armamento. 2 Zool defesa (como garras, chifres, dentes, etc.). -
63 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cérebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) inteligência, cabeça3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cabeça•- brainy - brainchild - brain drain - brainwash - brainwashing - brainwave -
64 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nível3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nível4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) plano2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plano, raso2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) nivelado3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) mirar4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar•- level crossing - level-headed - do one's level best - level off - level out - on a level with - on the level -
65 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registro, documentação2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) antecedentes2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registrar2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrar4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) consignar•- recorder- recording - record-player - in record time - off the record - on record -
66 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) o, os1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
67 to begin with
1) (at first: I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends.) no início2) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) para começar -
68 weapon
['wepən](any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others: Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon.) arma
См. также в других словарях:
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do one's best — verb perform a task as well as possible (Freq. 3) The cast gives full measure every night • Syn: ↑go all out, ↑give one s best, ↑give full measure • Hypernyms: ↑do, ↑perform … Useful english dictionary
at one's best — {prep. phr.} In best form; displaying one s best qualities. * /Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame./ * /Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best./ … Dictionary of American idioms
at one's best — {prep. phr.} In best form; displaying one s best qualities. * /Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame./ * /Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best./ … Dictionary of American idioms
at\ one's\ best — prep. phr. In best form; displaying one s best qualities. Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame. Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best … Словарь американских идиом
do one's best — do something as well as one can; perform as well as possible; give one s best … English contemporary dictionary
do one's best — index attempt, endeavor, strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
try one's best — index attempt, pursue (strive to gain), strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
