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101 perversion
[-ʃən]1) ((the) act of perverting: a perversion of justice.) perversão2) (a perverted act: He is capable of any perversion.) perversão* * *per.ver.sion[pəv'ə:ʃən] n 1 perversão, deturpação. 2 desvio. -
102 abstention
[-'sten-]noun (the act of abstaining: At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.) abstenção* * *ab.sten.tion[æbst'enʃən] n abstenção, abstinência. -
103 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) apontar2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) tencionar2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) pontaria2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) intenção•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim* * *['eim] n 1 pontaria, mira, ato de visar (arma). 2 linha de mira, campo de visão. 3 alvo, objetivo. 4 intenção, propósito, desígnio. • vt+vi 1 apontar, visar, fazer pontaria. the man aimed at his enemy / o homem visou o seu inimigo. 2 concentrar os esforços para, almejar, ansiar. he aimed at a rich marriage / ele almejava um casamento rico. 3 Amer intencionar, planejar, objetivar. 4 Amer intentar. to take aim at visar alguém ou alguma coisa (também fig). -
104 comprehension
[-ʃən]noun (the act or power of understanding: After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.) compreensão* * *com.pre.hen.sion[kɔmprih'enʃən] n 1 compreensão. 2 inclusão. 3 extensão, amplitude. -
105 creation
1) (the act of creating: the creation of the world.) criação2) (something created: The dress designer is showing his latest creations.) criação* * *cre.a.tion[kri'eiʃən] n 1 criação, ato de criar. 2 universo, conjunto de seres criados. 3 instituição, ereção, invenção. 4 criação artística. 5 investidura, nomeação. -
106 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) descendência* * *de.scent[dis'ent] n 1 descida, ato de descer ladeira, encosta, declive, pendor. 2 queda, caída. 3 descendência, linhagem, estirpe, origem, posteridade. 4 declínio, decadência, decaimento. 5 Jur transmissão de herança. 6 assalto, incursão. descent from the cross pintura representando a descida de Cristo da cruz. -
107 destruction
1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) destruição2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) destruição•- destructively
- destructiveness* * *de.struc.tion[distr'∧kʃən] n 1 destruição, ato ou efeito de destruir, demolição, ruína, devastação. 2 extermínio, carnificina. -
108 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direcção2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) orientação3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) instruçOes4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) orientação* * *di.rec.tion[dir'ekʃən] n 1 direção, ato de dirigir. 2 corporação dirigente, administração, controle, superintendência, diretoria. 3 objetivo, rumo, curso. 4 ordem, instrução, comando, orientação. 5 tendência, procedimento, sentido. 6 regra, norma. 7 endereço. in this direction neste sentido. sense of direction senso de direção. -
109 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) excesso2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) excesso3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) excedente2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) adicional/em excesso- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *ex.cess1[iks'es] n excesso: 1 demasia. excess of kindness / excesso de bondade. 2 excedente, sobejo, sobra. it is in excess of his duty / isto ultrapassa os seus deveres. she carries her eagerness to excess / ela exagera a sua prestimosidade. 3 intemperança, imoderação. 4 abuso, violência. 5 desmando, desregramento.————————ex.cess2[iks'es] adj excessivo, extra, além do normal. he’s dying of excess drinking / ele está morrendo por beber demais. -
110 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) fascinação2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) fascinação* * *fas.ci.na.tion[fæsin'eiʃən] n fascinação, deslumbramento, encanto, enlevo, atração irresistível. -
111 government
1) (the people who rule a country or state: the British Government.) governo2) (the way in which a country or state is ruled: Democracy is one form of government.) governo3) (the act or process of governing.) governo•- governor
- governorship* * *gov.ern.ment[g'∧vənmənt] n 1 governo, autoridade, administração. 2 controle, direção, dominação. 3 sistema político, regime. to form government formar um governo, formar um ministério. -
112 graduation
1) (the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc: The graduation will be held in the large hall; ( also adjective) a graduation ceremony.) formatura2) (a marked division: the graduations on a thermometer.) graduação* * *grad.u.a.tion[grædju'eiʃən] n 1 colação de grau, promoção. 2 graduação. 3 regulação. 4 progressão gradual, classificação por graus. -
113 growth
[-Ɵ]1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) crescimento2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) crescimento3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) crescimento4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) tumor* * *[grouθ] n 1 crescimento, desenvolvimento. 2 aumento, incremento. 3 cultivo, produção. 4 tumor, neoplasma. growth of economy Econ crescimento da economia. growth of productivity Econ crescimento da produtividade. is this your own growth? é isto da sua própria produção? -
114 header
1) (a fall or dive forwards: He slipped and took a header into the mud.) mergulho2) ((in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head: He scored with a great header.) cabeçada* * *head.er[h'edə] n 1 pessoa, ferramenta ou máquina que provê com cabeça (pregos). 2 Archit tijolo travado. 3 Swim mergulho. 4 cabeçalho. 5 Ftb passe de cabeça. -
115 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *[h∧nt] n 1 caça, caçada. 2 animais que se caçam. 3 busca, procura. 4 região de caça. 5 grupo de caçadores. • vt+vi 1 caçar. 2 bater, percorrer em caça. 3 usar cães, cavalos, etc. na caça. 4 enxotar, expulsar, afugentar. 5 perseguir. 6 procurar, buscar (after, for por). she was hunting for her gloves / ela estava procurando suas luvas. the hunt is up começou a caça. to go out hunting sair para caçar. to hunt down perseguir até capturar ou matar. to hunt out descobrir. to hunt up caçar, procurar, encontrar após longa busca. -
116 instruction
[-ʃən]1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) instrução2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) instrução3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) instruções* * *in.struc.tion[instr'∧kʃən] n 1 instrução, regulamento, esclarecimento, ensino. 2 ordem. 3 Comp padrão de dígitos para um computador que significa que deve ser feita uma determinada operação. instructions for use modo de usar. -
117 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) admissão2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) entrada3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) inspiração* * *in.take['inteik] n 1 entrada, orifício de entrada. 2 o que entra, influxo. 3 quantidade que entra. 4 estreitamento. 5 passagem principal para a entrada de ar em uma mina. -
118 intersection
[-ʃən]1) (the act of intersecting.) cruzamento2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) cruzamento* * *in.ter.sec.tion[intəs'ekʃən] n 1 interseção. 2 ponto ou linha de interseção. 3 cruzamento (de rodovias ou ruas). -
119 mixture
['miks ə]1) (the result of mixing things or people together: a mixture of eggs, flour and milk.) mistura2) (a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose: The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.) mistura3) (the act of mixing.) mistura* * *mix.ture[m'ikstʃə] n mistura, mescla, amálgama, composição. -
120 omission
[-ʃən]1) (something that has been left out: I have made several omissions in the list of names.) omissão2) (the act of omitting: the omission of his name from the list.) omissão* * *o.mis.sion[oum'iʃən] n omissão, falta, lacuna.
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