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21 the game is up
(the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.) acabar* * *the game is upacabou a brincadeira, os planos (de crime, trapaça) foram descobertos. -
22 to fail in
to fail infracassar em, deixar faltar. he failed in his work/ele negligenciou seu trabalho. -
23 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) necessidade3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *[wɔnt] n 1 falta, carência, escassez. they failed for want of money / eles falharam por falta de dinheiro. 2 necessidade, precisão. we have few wants / nós temos poucas necessidades, precisamos de pouco. 3 pobreza, penúria, miséria, indigência. 4 desejo, ânsia. • vt+vi 1 faltar, ter ou sentir falta de, não ter, carecer de, escassear. 2 precisar, necessitar, dever, ter necessidade de. it wants great care / isto requer muito cuidado. he wants a pair of glasses / ele quer/precisa de óculos. 3 estar necessitado de, ser pobre, sofrer privações. 4 desejar, querer, pretender. what do you want? / o que você quer/deseja? 5 exigir. a long-felt want falta ou carência há muito sentida. to be wanted by the police ser procurado pela polícia. to live in want sofrer necessidade, passar privação. want of spirit desânimo, falta de coragem. -
24 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
25 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) chegar -
26 bad luck!
(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) azar! -
27 go bust
(become bankrupt: When the project failed the company went bust.) -
28 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) ganhar vantagemEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > have/get/gain the upper hand
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29 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) descontrolado -
30 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) diminuir -
31 search party
(a group of people looking for a missing person: When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out.) expedição de socorro -
32 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
33 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) chegar a -
34 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) como último recurso -
35 attempt
[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) tentar2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) tentativa2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) atentado -
36 bad luck!
(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) que azar! -
37 career
[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) carreira2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) trajetória2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) disparar -
38 consolation
[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) consolação2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) consolo -
39 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) exame2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) exame3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) interrogatório -
40 exertion
[-ʃən]1) (the act of bringing forcefully into use: the exertion of one's influence.) exercício2) ((an) effort: They failed in spite of their exertions.) esforço
См. также в других словарях:
failed — [ feıld ] adjective unsuccessful: He has two failed marriages behind him. a failed attempt a failed comedian … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
failed — adj. unsuccessful. Opposite of {successful}. Syn: failing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
failed — (fāld) adj. Having undergone failure: new economic policies intended to replace the failed ones of a past administration. * * * … Universalium
failed — [feıld] adj a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful … Dictionary of contemporary English
failed — index bankrupt, insolvent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
failed — fail fail [feɪl] verb 1. [intransitive] COMMERCE if a business fails, it is not successful and loses so much money that it has to close: • The company failed amid charges that the chairman had stolen $17 million. • More than 10,000 companies… … Financial and business terms
Failed — Fail Fail (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False}, {Fault}.] 1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
failed — UK [feɪld] / US adjective unsuccessful He has two failed marriages behind him. a failed attempt a failed comedian … English dictionary
FAILED — adj. 1 unsuccessful; not good enough (a failed actor). 2 weak, deficient; broken down (a failed crop; a failed battery) … Useful english dictionary
failed — adj. Failed is used with these nouns: ↑attempt, ↑bid, ↑coup, ↑diplomacy, ↑effort, ↑experiment, ↑marriage, ↑merger, ↑mission, ↑project, ↑relationship, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
failed — adjective (only before noun) a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
