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1 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) ficção- fictitious* * *fic.tion[f'ikʃən] n 1 ficção, literatura de ficção. 2 novela, romance. 3 alegoria, lenda, fábula, mito, apólogo. 4 imaginação. -
2 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) ficção- fictitious -
3 non-fiction
[non'fikʃən](books, magazines etc giving facts, information etc, ie not stories, novels, plays, poetry: I like reading fiction as well as non-fiction.) literatura não-ficcional -
4 non-fiction
[non'fikʃən](books, magazines etc giving facts, information etc, ie not stories, novels, plays, poetry: I like reading fiction as well as non-fiction.) não-ficção -
5 science
1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) ciência2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) ciência3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) ciências•- scientifically
- scientist
- science fiction* * *sci.ence[s'aiəns] n 1 ciência. 2 conhecimento, sabedoria. 3 conhecimento teórico e prático. 4 sistema ou método baseado em princípios científicos. Christian Science ciência cristã. doctor of science doutor em ciências naturais. man of science homem de ciência, cientista. natural science ciências naturais. the science of mathematics matemática. -
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1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) ciência2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) ciência3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) ciências•- scientifically - scientist - science fiction -
7 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) facto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) facto•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt] n fato: 1 coisa ou ação feita. founded on fact / baseado em fatos. 2 caso, acontecimento, ocorrência, sucesso, ato. the fact that I was present, the fact of my being present / o fato da minha presença. his facts are doubtful / os fatos por ele alegados são duvidosos. 3 realidade, verdade. is that a fact? / é verdade?, realmente? 4 crime, delito. after the fact / após o delito. a matter-of-fact person uma pessoa sensata, prática, objetiva. as a matter of fact, o fato é que, em verdade, para dizer a verdade, realmente. fact of life aspecto fatual da vida humana. facts of life fatos relativos a sexo, reprodução, parto. in fact de fato, para dizer a verdade. in fact, I won’t put up with it / para dizer a verdade, não admitirei. hard facts crua realidade. -
8 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fato2) (reality: fact or fiction.) fato•- factual - factually - as a matter of fact - in fact - in point of fact
См. также в других словарях:
fiction — ► NOUN 1) prose literature, especially novels, describing imaginary events and people. 2) invention as opposed to fact. 3) a false belief or statement, accepted as true for the sake of convenience. DERIVATIVES fictional adjective fictionality… … English terms dictionary
fiction — noun Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction , fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to shape, fashion, feign more at dough Date: 14th century 1. a. something invented by the imagination or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiction — noun 1 stories that are not true ADJECTIVE ▪ contemporary, modern ▪ classic ▪ popular, pulp ▪ literary, serious … Collocations dictionary
fiction — fic·tion n: legal fiction fic·tion·al adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fiction … Law dictionary
fiction — noun 1) the popularity of South American fiction Syn: novels, stories, (creative) writing, (prose) literature; informal lit 2) the president dismissed the allegation as absolute fiction Syn: fabrication, invention, lies, fibs, untruth, false … Thesaurus of popular words
fiction — noun 1 (U) books and stories about imaginary people and events: popular fiction opposite nonfiction 2 (C) something that people want you to believe is true but which is not true: preserving the fiction of his happy childhood … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fiction — noun 1) the traditions of British fiction Syn: novels, stories, literature, creative writing 2) this is an absolute fiction Syn: fabrication, invention, lie, fib, tall story, untruth … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
fiction — noun 1》 prose literature, especially novels, describing imaginary events and people. 2》 a thing that is invented or untrue. ↘a false belief or statement, accepted as true because it is expedient to do so. Derivatives fictional adjective… … English new terms dictionary
fiction — noun a) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. The company’s accounts contained a number of blatant fictions. b) Invention. I am a great reader of fiction. Syn: fabrication … Wiktionary
fiction — late 14c., something invented, from O.Fr. ficcion (13c.) dissimulation, ruse; invention, and directly from L. fictionem (nom. fictio) a fashioning or feigning, noun of action from pp. stem of fingere to shape, form, devise, feign, originally to… … Etymology dictionary
fiction */*/ — UK [ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms fiction : singular fiction plural fictions 1) [uncountable] books and stories about imaginary events and people. Books that give facts about real events, things, or people are called non fiction Hardy wrote… … English dictionary