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1 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) não conseguir/falhar, fracassar2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) falhar3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) faltar4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reprovar5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) desapontar•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) à falta de- failure- without fail* * *[feil] n falta (só na expressão: without fail sem falta). • vt+vi 1 faltar, haver falta, ser insuficiente ou deficiente. to fail to keep the promise / não cumprir a promessa. he will not fail to succeed / ele, infalivelmente, será bem-sucedido. he never failed to come / ele nunca deixou de vir. 2 minguar, acabar-se, extinguir-se, desvanecer-se. he is failing fast / suas forças declinam rapidamente. 3 definhar, enfraquecer, declinar, decair. 4 faltar, falhar, não socorrer, trair, desapontar, abandonar. her sight failed / sua vista falhou. words fail me / faltam-me palavras. his plans failed / seus planos falharam. 5 fracassar, malograr, ser malsucedido. 6 ser reprovado em exame, reprovar em exame. he failed in his examination / foi reprovado no exame. 7 falir, ir à bancarrota. the business failed / o negócio faliu. to fail a friend in need abandonar um amigo na desgraça. to fail in fracassar em, deixar faltar. he failed in his work / ele negligenciou seu trabalho. to fail of one’s word faltar à palavra. -
2 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fracassar2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) falhar3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) faltar4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reprovar5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) desapontar•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) em falta de- failure- without fail -
3 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* * *ex.am.i.na.tion[igzæmin'ei82n] n 1 exame, prova, teste. written examination / prova escrita. he took an examination / ele submeteu-se a um exame. he passed an examination / ele foi aprovado num exame. he failed in an examination / ele foi reprovado num exame. sl he was plucked in an examination / ele levou pau num exame. board of examination / banca examinadora. 2 interrogatório. 3 investigação. the case is under examination / o caso está sendo examinado. post mortem examination / autópsia. -
4 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) em último recurso* * *as a last resortcomo último recurso. -
5 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* * *at.tempt[ət'empt] n 1 tentativa, experiência, esforço, intento, empreendimento. 2 assalto, ataque, atentado. • vt 1 tentar, experimentar, empreender, procurar, obter. he attempted a disguise / ele tentou um disfarce. 2 esforçar-se, aventurar-se. 3 atacar, acometer, assaltar, atentar contra a vida de alguém. his life was attempted / foi feito um atentado contra sua vida. attempt at murder tentativa de assassínio. the attempt upon his life o atentado contra sua vida. -
6 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.) curso2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) disparar* * *ca.reer[kər'iə] n 1 carreira: profissão, ocupação. 2 soma de todos os cargos ocupados por uma pessoa durante sua vida de trabalho. • vi 1 mover-se rapidamente. 2 sair em disparada. • adj Amer de carreira, relativo a profissão. a career diplomat diplomata de carreira. in full career às pressas, em disparada. -
7 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).) consolação* * *con.so.la.tion[kɔnsəl'eiʃən] n 1 consolação, consolo, conforto. 2 algo que consola. -
8 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* * *ex.er.tion[igz'2:82n] n esforço, empenho, aplicação. -
9 expectation
[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa/antecipação2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) expectativa* * *ex.pec.ta.tion[ekspekt'ei82n] n 1 expectativa. contrary to expectation / contra toda expectativa. the play falls short of my expectations / a peça não corresponde às minhas expectativas. 2 perspectiva. 3 esperança. 4 suposição. -
10 groan
[ɡrəun] 1. verb(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) gemer2. noun(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) gemido* * *[groun] n gemido, suspiro. • vt+vi 1 gemer, suspirar. 2 sofrer, estar sobrecarregado. 3 vergar. the table groaned under its weight a mesa vergou-se sob seu peso. to fetch a groan soltar um suspiro profundo. to groan down vencer pelo cansaço. -
11 intercede
[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) interceder2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) interceder•* * *in.ter.cede[intəs'i:d] vt+vi interceder, intervir. he interceded with his employer for him / ele intercedeu por ele junto a seus patrões. -
12 inwardly
adverb (in one's thoughts; secretly: He was inwardly pleased when she failed; She was laughing/groaning inwardly.) secretamente* * *in.ward.ly['inwədli] adv intimamente, interiormente, no coração. -
13 jettison
['‹etisn](to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) alijar a carga* * *jet.ti.son[dʒ'etisən] n 1 carga alijada para salvar um navio em perigo. 2 alijamento de carga. • vt 1 lançar, atirar ao mar, alijar carga. 2 recusar, rejeitar, abandonar (idéias, oportunidades). 3 descartar, desfazer-se, livrar-se de. -
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15 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) qualificar2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) qualificar-se3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) classificar-se4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) qualificar•- qualified
- qualifying* * *qual.i.fy[kw'ɔlifai] vt+vi 1 qualificar, classificar. 2 capacitar, habilitar. 3 modificar. to qualify oneself qualificar-se, habilitar-se. -
16 resort
[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) recorrer a2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) local de veraneio* * *re.sort[riz'ɔ:t] n 1 lugar muito freqüentado. a park is a place of public resort / um parque é um lugar freqüentado pelo público. 2 reunião. 3 concurso, multidão, afluência. 4 lugar, local (de diversão, de férias, de veraneio). 5 recurso, refúgio. 6 recanto. • vt 1 ir, dirigir-se a, freqüentar. 2 recorrer, lançar mão, valer-se de. as a last resort como último recurso. seaside resort estância balneária. to resort to recorrer a, apelar a. water resort estância hidromineral. without resort to force sem empregar força ou violência. -
17 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *rest1[rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.————————rest2[rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que. -
18 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultado2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultado3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultado4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) notas2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) resultar2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) terminar* * *re.sult[riz'∧lt] n resultado, conseqüência, efeito. • vt resultar, provir, originar-se ( from de). -
19 self-esteem
[selfi'sti:m](a person's respect for himself: My self-esteem suffered when I failed the exam.) amor próprio* * *self-es.teem[self ist'i:m] n auto-estima, amor-próprio. -
20 sympathetic
[-'Ɵetik]adjective ((negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy: She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile.) solidário* * *sym.pa.thet.ic[simpəθ'etik] n sistema nervoso simpático. • adj 1 compreensivo, solidário, empático, indulgente, simpático, que compreende os sentimentos dos outros, simpatizante, compassivo, comiserador, complacente. 2 coll que aprova, concordante. 3 harmonioso, congenial. sympathetic nervous system Physiol sistema nervoso simpático.
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