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41 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) fazer sombra a* * *o.ver.shad.ow[ouvəʃ'ædou] vt 1 obscurecer, toldar. 2 fig ofuscar, eclipsar. 3 proteger, abrigar. -
42 pale
[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pálido2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) claro2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) empalidecer- paleness* * *pale1[peil] vt+vi 1 empalidecer. 2 tornar pálido ( before diante de). 3 fig apagar-se, diminuir, perder a importância. • adj 1 pálido, lívido, descorado. 2 fig fraco, abatido, emaciado. 3 opaco, fusco. as pale as ashes pálido como a morte. beyond the pale inaceitável. to grow/ turn pale empalidecer.————————pale2[peil] n 1 estaca, paliçada. 2 estacada, liça. 3 terreno ou área cercada. 4 limite, confins. 5 território, distrito. 6 Her pala. 7 âmbito, seio. • vt cercar, murar. within the pale of the church no seio da Igreja. -
43 penniless
adjective (very poor; with little or no money: a penniless old man.) sem um tostão* * *pen.ni.less[p'enilis] adj sem dinheiro, paupérrimo. -
44 pure
['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) total4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple* * *[pjuə] adj puro: a) genuíno, inalterado, estreme. b) mero, simples. c) completo, absoluto, total. d) correto, castiço, vernáculo. e) imaculado, inocente. f) casto, virginal. g) de raça. h) abstrato, teórico (ciências). i) Mus límpido, mavioso. pure and simple puro e simples. pure Portuguese português castiço. -
45 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) de recuperação* * *re.me.di.al[rim'i:diəl] adj medicinal, terapêutico, que remedia, corretivo. -
46 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar-se2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) descer3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) embeber(-se)4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) desanimar5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) enterrar2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) banca da cozinha- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *[siŋk] n 1 pia. 2 antro, lugar de vício ou de corrupção. 3 fossa, escoadouro. • vt+vi (ps sank, pp sunk, arch sunken) 1 descer, baixar, cair, depositar, declinar. 2 fazer descer, fazer baixar. 3 afundar, ir a pique, submergir. 4 afundar, pôr a pique. 5 reduzir, diminuir. my heart sinks when I think of her / coll fico deprimido quando penso nela. 6 ficar mais baixo ou mais fraco. 7 entrar, penetrar. 8 furar, perfurar, escavar, aprofundar. 9 passar gradualmente, cair. 10 gastar, perder (dinheiro). 11 decair, deteriorar. he is sinking fast / ele está decaindo rapidamente. she has sunk very low / ela decaiu muito. 12 fazer desaparecer, esconder, perder de vista. 13 levar à ruína, destruir. 14 pagar, amortizar dívida. 15 compor (riscos). let’s sink a few beers coll vamos tomar alguns chopes. to sink back cair para trás. to sink beneath a burden fig sucumbir debaixo de uma carga. to sink capital in investir capital. to sink down cair, ficar prostrado. to sink in value desvalorizar-se. to sink into oblivion cair no esquecimento. to sink or swim ou vai ou racha. to sink to one’s knees cair de joelhos. -
47 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) afundar-se2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) cair2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) descida2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) crise económica* * *[sl∧mp] n 1 queda brusca (de preços), baixa, colapso. 2 fig fracasso. 3 porte inclinado, com os ombros caídos. 4 época de desemprego. • vi cair, baixar, afundar, mergulhar, baixar repentinamente (preços, valores), fracassar, ter postura ou andar curvado. -
48 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humor2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) génio3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) ataque de raiva2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperar2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) moderar•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *tem.per[t'empə] n 1 têmpera, condição, disposição (mental). 2 calma, moderação, equilíbrio espiritual. she lost her temper / ela perdeu a calma. 3 humor. 4 constituição mental, temperamento. 5 dureza. 6 consistência, mistura. 7 estado, grau. • vt+vi 1 moderar, mitigar, diminuir. 2 temperar, ajustar. 3 endurecer, temperar (aço), recozer, rever, tornar maleável (ferro). 4 Mus afinar, temperar. a placid temper temperamento calmo. don’t try my temper! não me provoque! in a good ( bad) temper de bom (mau) humor. out of temper zangado, de mau humor. to keep one’s temper manter a calma. to show temper estar irritado. -
49 toneless
adjective (without tone; with no variation in sound etc: She spoke in a toneless voice.) monótono* * *tone.less[t'ounlis] adj sem tom, falta de tom ou modulação. -
50 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar7) ((in card games) to bid.) pagar para ver2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) chamado2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) pio3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão•- caller- calling - call-box - call for - call off - call on - call up - give someone a call - give a call - on call -
51 freshen
1) (to become fresh or cool: The wind began to freshen.) refrescar2) ((often with up) to (cause to) become less tired or untidy looking: I must freshen up before dinner.) refrescar-se -
52 heathen
['hi:ðən]noun, adjective((of) a person who believes in a less advanced form of religion, especially one with many gods: Missionaries tried to convert the heathens to Christianity.) pagão -
53 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) fralda do mar2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) campo de golfe -
54 mug
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55 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) ofuscar -
56 pale
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57 pure
['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) puro4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido•- purely- pureness - purity - purify - purification - pure-blooded - pure-bred - pure and simple -
58 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) curativo, terapêutico -
59 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) face3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lado5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) lado6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) lado7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) lado, encosta8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) lado, aspecto9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secundário- - side- - sided - sidelong - sideways - sideburns - side effect - sidelight - sideline - sidelines - side road - sidestep - side-street - sidetrack - sidewalk - from all sides - on all sides - side by side - side with - take sides -
60 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar(-se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) baixar3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) penetrar, enfiar4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) deprimir(-se)5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) empatar2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pia- sunken- be sunk - sink in
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