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1 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) morto3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) total2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) totalmente- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) muito- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *[ded] n morto ou mortos, (precedido de the) os mortos. • adj 1 morto, defunto, falecido. 2 inanimado. 3 cadavérico, muito pálido, descorado. 4 inerte, inativo, sem atividade, apático, morto. 5 silencioso, tranqüilo. 6 desanimado, sem força, amortecido, dormente (falando de pé ou de mão). 7 deslustroso, sem brilho (os olhos). 8 sem movimento, estagnado, paralisado. 9 improdutivo, que não dá lucro. 10 obsoleto, antiquado. 11 coll muito cansado, cansadíssimo, exaurido, exausto, alquebrado. 12 certo, seguro, positivo, infalível. 13 insípido, monótono, chato. • adv 1 absolutamente, completamente, inteiramente. 2 profundamente. a dead bee makes no honey do nada, nada se faz. as dead as a doornail totalmente morto. dead against, dead on end diretamente contra, absolutamente contrário. dead from the neck up coll muito burro, imbecil. dead on the mark no alvo, absolutamente certo. dead to the world inconsciente, profundamente adormecido. over my dead body somente sobre o meu cadáver. the dead of night horas mortas, altas horas da noite em que tudo está em silêncio. to cut someone dead fingir que não conhece. to rise from the dead ressuscitar dos mortos. to stop dead parar de repente. to wear dead man’s shoes herdar posses ou funções de um morto. -
2 humdrum
(dull: a humdrum life.) monótono* * *hum.drum[h'∧mdr∧m] n 1 pessoa ou coisa maçante, enfadonha. 2 monotonia. • adj 1 monótono, enfadonho. 2 estúpido. -
3 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) estragar2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) satisfazer3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) satisfazer•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *in.dulge[ind'∧ldʒ] vt+vi 1 ter indulgência, favorecer, ceder, fazer a vontade, indultar, tolerar, perdoar. you indulge him in his vanity / você indulta a vaidade dele. he indulges his daughter too much / ele mima demasiado sua filha. 2 viciar-se, abandonar-se, perder-se em, ceder. she indulged in a cup of coffee / ela se deliciou com uma xícara de café. I occasionally allow myself to indulge at parties / ocasionalmente eu me permito tomar bebidas alcoólicas em festas. -
4 soulless
1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) desalmado2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) desinteressante* * *soul.less[s'oullis] adj sem alma, cruel, desalmado. -
5 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) inerte3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) absoluto2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) completamente- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) extremamente- dead end- dead-end - dead heat - dead language - deadline - deadlock -
6 humdrum
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7 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) mimar, fazer as vontades2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregar-se a3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) satisfazer uma vontade•- indulgent - indulge in -
8 soulless
1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) desalmado2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) desinteressante
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dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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