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1 event
[i'vent]1) (something that happens; an incident or occurrence: That night a terrible event occurred.) acontecimento, evento2) (an item in a programme of sports etc: The long-jump was to be the third event.) prova•- eventful- at all events / at any event - in that event - in the event - in the event of -
2 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fundo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pano de fundo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origens* * *back.ground[b'ækgraund] n 1 fundo, segundo plano. 2 motivo, acontecimento que explica fatos posteriores. 3 prática, experiência, conhecimento. 4 fundo ou acompanhamento musical. in the background na obscuridade. -
3 countdown
noun ((used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero: It's five minutes to countdown.) contagem decrescente* * *count.down[k'auntdaun] n contagem regressiva. -
4 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously* * *dis.as.ter[diz'a:stə] n desastre, desgraça, revés, infortúnio, calamidade. -
5 flyer
1) (a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one.) aviador2) (a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc: handing out flyers to passers-by.)* * *fly.er[fl'aiə] n 1 voador, pessoa ou coisa que voa, fugitivo, avião. 2 aviador. 3 veículo, trem, navio ou animal muito veloz. 4 Amer coll operação, especulação arriscada (na Bolsa, etc.). 5 Mech volante de máquina. 6 lanço reto de escada. 7 escadaria. -
6 highlight
noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) ponto culminante* * *high.light[h'ailait] n 1 pontos mais luminosos de uma fotografia ou quadro. 2 destaque. 3 fig momento de crise. • vt 1 iluminar. 2 realçar. -
7 home-coming
1) (the return home of a person (who has been away for some time): We had a party to celebrate his home-coming.) regresso a casa2) ((American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students.)* * *home-com.ing[h'oum k∧miŋ] n volta ao lar após um período de ausência. -
8 insurance
noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; ( also adjective) insurance companies.) seguros* * *in.sur.ance -
9 landmark
1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) marco2) (an event of great importance.) marco* * *land.mark[l'ændma:k] n marco, baliza, ponto de referência. -
10 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) marco2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) marco* * *mile.stone[m'ailstoun] n marco miliário. -
11 transformation
1) (the act of transforming or process of being transformed: the transformation of water into ice.) transformação2) (a change: The event caused a transformation in her character.) transformação* * *trans.for.ma.tion[trænsfəm'eiʃən] n 1 transformação. 2 alteração. -
12 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) aviso2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) aviso* * *warn.ing[w'ɔ:niŋ] n 1 advertência. we gave him fair warning of it / advertimo-lo em tempo. 2 ato de prevenir, coisa que serve para prevenir ou avisar. 3 admoestação, conselho. 4 alarma: sinal de perigo. 5 sinal de advertência. 6 aviso, comunicação, notificação. 7 aviso prévio. they gave him a year’s warning / deram-lhe o aviso prévio de um ano. • adj que adverte, preventivo, avisador, de aviso ou alarma. at a minute’s warning imediatamente, sem aviso prévio. without warning inesperadamente, inadvertidamente. -
13 sell-out
1) (an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold: His concert was a sell-out.) sucesso de bilheteira2) (a betrayal: The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape.) traição -
14 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fundo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pano de fundo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) antecedentes -
15 countdown
noun ((used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero: It's five minutes to countdown.) contagem regressiva -
16 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously -
17 flyer
1) (a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one.) aviador2) (a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc: handing out flyers to passers-by.) folheto -
18 highlight
noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) ponto culminante -
19 home-coming
1) (the return home of a person (who has been away for some time): We had a party to celebrate his home-coming.) regresso ao lar2) ((American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students.) -
20 insurance
noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; ( also adjective) insurance companies.) seguro
См. также в других словарях:
event — ► NOUN 1) a thing that happens or takes place. 2) a public or social occasion. 3) each of several contests making up a sports competition. ● in any event (or at all events) Cf. ↑in any event ● in the event Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
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event — 1. In the event of is a somewhat awkward prepositional phrase used in BrE to mean ‘if such and such (should happen)’. It is followed by a noun or verbal noun: • The 12 members of the Basle central bankers club have made reciprocal arrangements to … Modern English usage
event — noun 1 sth that happens ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, major, significant ▪ historic, key, landmark, life changing … Collocations dictionary
event — UK US /ɪˈvent/ noun [C] ► an activity that is planned for a special purpose and usually involves a lot of people, for example, a meeting, party, trade show, or conference: manage/plan/organize an event »The marketing team is organizing an event… … Financial and business terms
event — noun 1 INTERESTING/EXCITING (C) something that happens, especially something important, interesting or unusual: the most important events of 1994 | The article discusses the events which led up to the prime minister s resignation. | sequence of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
event — n 1: something that happens: occurrence 2: the issue or outcome of a legal action or proceeding as finally determined Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
event management — ➔ management * * * event management UK US noun [U] ► (also events management) the job of planning and managing large events such as conferences, trade shows, and parties: »an event management company/business/service → … Financial and business terms
event marketing — ➔ marketing * * * event marketing UK US noun [U] (also events marketing) MARKETING ► the job of advertising products by selling or providing them at events in order to gain new customers: »My business is promotional products and event marketing.… … Financial and business terms
event — noun 1》 a thing that takes place. ↘a public or social occasion. 2》 each of several contests making up a sports competition. 3》 Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. Phrases in any event (or at all events)… … English new terms dictionary
