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1 faint
[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) desmaiado2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) fraco2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) desmaiar3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) desmaio- faintly- faintness* * *[feint] n desmaio, desfalecimento. • adj 1 fraco: a) débil, lânguido, abatido, desmaiado, desfalecido, frouxo. faint hope / leve esperança. b) tímido, medroso, covarde. c) indistinto, leve, ligeiro, que se ouve mal, vago, tênue. you do not have the faintest idea... / você não tem a menor idéia... d) desbotado, pálido, desmaiado (cor). 2 sufocante, abafadiço. • vi desmaiar, desfalecer. she was fainting with hunger / ela estava desmaiando de fome. dead faint desmaio profundo. faint heart never won fair lady quem não arrisca, não petisca. -
2 gleam
[ɡli:m] 1. verb(to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) brilhar2. noun1) (a faint glow: the gleam of her eyes.) brilho2) (a slight sign or amount: a gleam of hope.) clarão* * *[gli:m] n vislumbre, raio, aparência vaga, brilho rápido, lampejo, centelha. • vt+vi raiar, vislumbrar, surgir de repente, cintilar, brilhar brevemente. a gleam of hope um raio de esperança. -
3 glimmer
['ɡlimə] 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) bruxulear2. noun1) (a faint light.) lampejo2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) lampejo* * *glim.mer[gl'imə] n vislumbre, luz fraca, noção, idéia vaga. • vi vislumbrar, luzir fracamente. not a glimmer, a glimmer of an idea nem a mínima noção. -
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