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1 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) esplêndido2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) altivo3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) formidável4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) venerável2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) mil- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *[grænd] 1 n Amer sl 1.000 dólares. 2 piano de cauda. • adj 1 maravilhoso, formidável, grandioso, enorme, grande, majestoso, imponente. 2 fino, nobre, ilustre, sublime, digno, distinto. 3 principal, supremo, superior, grão. 4 completo, final. 5 que indica o segundo grau de ascendentes ou descendentes. baby grand piano de meia cauda. in grand style de maneira grandiosa. the grand question a questão principal. the grand total o total, soma, final. to do the grand bancar o importante. we had a grand time passamos uma temporada maravilhosa. -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
3 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) grandioso2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) de grandeza3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) ótimo4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) ilustre2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) mil dólares/libras- grand jury - grand piano - grandstand - grand total
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