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failing+(verb)

  • 1 despise

    1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) desprezar
    2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) desprezar
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    - despicably
    * * *
    de.spise
    [disp'aiz] vt desprezar, desdenhar, menosprezar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > despise

  • 2 despise

    1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) desprezar
    2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) desprezar
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    - despicably

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > despise

  • 3 fail

    [feil] 1. verb
    1) (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, fracassar
    2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) falhar
    3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) faltar
    4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reprovar
    5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) desapontar
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    2. preposition
    (if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) à falta de
    - 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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > fail

  • 4 fail

    [feil] 1. verb
    1) (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.) fracassar
    2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) falhar
    3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) faltar
    4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reprovar
    5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) desapontar
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    2. preposition
    (if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) em falta de
    - without fail

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > fail

  • 5 border

    ['bo:də] 1. noun
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla
    2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira
    3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro
    2. verb
    ((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) fazer fronteira
    3. noun
    (the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite
    * * *
    bor.der
    [b'ɔ:də] n 1 margem, borda, beira. 2 fronteira, limite. 3 orla, extremidade, bainha, remate, debrum. 4 bordadura (de jardim). • vt+vi 1 limitar, formar fronteira. 2 confinar, limitar com. 3 debruar, bordar, orlar. 4 fig tocar, atingir, chegar às raias, beirar. his devotion to his dog borders on the ridiculous / sua devoção ao cachorro chega às raias do ridículo. the Border fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > border

  • 6 border

    ['bo:də] 1. noun
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla
    2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira
    3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro
    2. verb
    ((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) limitar-se, fazer fronteira
    3. noun
    (the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > border

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