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1 public transport
(the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public.) transporte público -
2 public
(of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general: a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer.) público- publicly- publicity
- publicize
- publicise
- public holiday
- public house
- public relations
- public service announcement
- public spirit
- public-spirited
- public transport
- in public
- the public
- public opinion poll* * *pub.lic[p'∧blik] n público: a) povo. b) auditório, assistência. • adj público: a) comum. b) popular. c) notório, conhecido. at public expense às custas do Estado. in public em público, publicamente. in the public eye à vista de todos. public call box telefone público. -
3 public spirit
(a desire to do things for the good of the community.) dedicação à comunidade* * *pub.lic spir.it[p∧blik sp'irit] n espírito público. to be against public policy ser contra as regras do bom-tom. to go public tornar uma companhia pública, estatizar. to make public tornar público, difundir. -
4 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) tornar públicoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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5 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) tornar públicoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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6 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de. -
7 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) opinião3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sentido4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) senso5) (a meaning (of a word).) signifcado6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *[sens] n 1 senso, sentido. he is right in a sense / de certo modo ele tem razão. 2 percepção, sentimento. 3 compreensão, apreensão. can you make sense of this? / compreende isto? 4 inteligência, sabedoria, sagacidade. he has an outspoken sense for journalism / ele tem talento inato para jornalista. 5 sentido, significado. 6 que é razoável ou inteligente. it doesn’t make sense / não tem sentido. 7 opinião geral. he has the right sense for the public / ele sabe agradar o público, ele compreende o público. 8 direção, curso, rumo. • vt 1 sentir, perceber. 2 coll compreender, entender. common sense senso comum, bom senso. figurative sense sentido figurado. in a sense de certo modo, até certo ponto. literal sense sentido literal. strict sense sentido restrito. the five senses os cinco sentidos. the sixth sense o sexto sentido. -
8 zoo
[zu:]((short for zoological garden) a place where wild animals are kept for the public to see, and for study, breeding etc.) jardim zoológico* * * -
9 promenade
(( abbreviation prom [prom]) a level road for the public to walk along, usually beside the sea: They went for a walk along the promenade.) passeio público* * *prom.e.nade[prɔmən'a:d; pra:mən'eid] n 1 passeio. 2 Braz coll calçadão (de praia). 3 passeio, calçada. 4 baile estudantil. 5 desfile de abertura em um baile de gala. • vt+vi 1 passear. 2 exibir-se. -
10 lie in state
((of a corpse) to be laid in a place of honour for the public to see, before burial.) ficar em câmara ardente -
11 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) mercado2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) mercado2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) comercializar- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *mar.ket[m'a:kit] n mercado. • vt+vi 1 vender ou comprar no mercado. 2 comercializar, vender, colocar no mercado. black market câmbio negro. buyer’s/seller’s market mercado do comprador/vendedor. to come into/ put on the market estar no mercado. to meet with a ready market ter boa saída. to play the market operar na bolsa. -
12 Market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) mercado2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) mercado2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) comercializar- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
- be on the market* * *marketing -
13 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) casa2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) casa3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) casa4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) casa2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) alojar2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) guardar•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) de inauguração- housework
- like a house on fire* * *[haus] n 1 casa, moradia, residência, habitação, domicílio, lar. 2 edifício. 3 firma, casa comercial. 4 família. 5 parlamento, câmara. 6 lugar de diversão. 7 asilo, internato. 8 platéia, assistência, assistentes ou ouvintes. 9 sl bordel. • [hauz] vt+vi 1 morar. 2 alojar(-se), abrigar, recolher(-se). an appreciative house um público apreciativo. boarding house alojamento. like a house on fire fig com sucesso. house of call n 1 albergue. 2 agência de empregos. house of cards castelo de cartas (também fig). House of Commons Câmara dos Comuns (da Grã-Bretanha). house of correction instituto correcional, penitenciária. House of God igreja. House of Lords Câmara dos Lordes. House of Representatives Câmara dos Deputados (EUA, Austrália, Nova Zelândia). open house casa aberta (visitas podem chegar a qualquer hora, sem necessidade de convite especial). this is on the house Amer esta rodada fica por conta da casa. to bring the house down fazer a casa vir abaixo, provocar aplausos. to keep an open house ser hospitaleiro. to keep house fazer o serviço doméstico e não sair para trabalhar fora. to keep the house ficar em casa. -
14 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém. -
15 kiosk
['ki:osk]1) (a small roofed stall, either out of doors or in a public building etc, for the sale of newspapers, confectionery etc: I bought a magazine at the kiosk at the station.) quiosque2) (a public telephone box: She phoned from the kiosk outside the post-office; a telephone-kiosk.) cabina telefónica* * *ki.osk -
16 saloon
[sə'lu:n]1) (a large public room on a ship: the dining-saloon.) salão2) ((American sedan) a motor car with enclosed seating space for driver and at least three passengers.) carro3) (a place where alcoholic drinks are sold: The police searched in all the saloons for the thief.) bar* * *sa.loon[səl'u:n] n 1 salão, sala. 2 primeira classe (em navios). 3 Amer taverna, bar. -
17 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *o.pen['oupən] n 1 campo raso. 2 clareira. 3 ar livre. 4 abertura. 5 notoriedade. • vt+vi 1 abrir. 2 descerrar. 3 destampar. 4 desatar. 5 tornar acessível. 6 esclarecer. 7 divulgar, expor. 8 franquear, desobstruir. 9 estender, desdobrar. 10 começar, iniciar. 11 inaugurar. l2 ampliar, desenvolver. 13 romper. 14 rachar, fender. 15 tornar-se visível. • adj 1 aberto. 2 descerrado. 3 destampado. 4 desatado. 5 desembrulhado. 6 livre, desocupado. 7 disponível. 8 acessível. 9 conquistável. 10 discutível. 11 desprotegido, exposto. 12 público, notório. 13 claro, evidente. 14 franco, direto. 15 generoso, liberal. l6 sujeito a, suscetível de. 17 pendente, em aberto. 18 poroso. 19 perfurado. 20 irrestrito. half open meio aberto. he is not open with you ele não é franco com você. in the open a) ao ar livre. b) do conhecimento público. in the open street em plena rua. it is open to him ele tem plena liberdade. open to a) aberto a. b) sujeito a. c) disponível para. to lay open esclarecer. to open fire abrir fogo, atirar. to open out falar abertamente, revelar o que pensa. to open up a) tornar acessível. b) explorar. c) esclarecer. wide open escancarado. -
18 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) reunir-se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conhecer4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) juntar-se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) responder6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) vir ao encontro7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) ter9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *[mi:t] n 1 reunião, encontro. 2 reunião de esportistas. • vt+vi (ps, pp met) 1 encontrar, encontrar-se. 2 satisfazer (um compromisso). 3 travar conhecimento. 4 reunir-se, ajuntar-se, agrupar-se. 5 opor. 6 receber. • adj adequado, apropriado. -
19 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) sinal2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) letreiro3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) sinal4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) sinal2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) assinar2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) assinar3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) fazer sinal•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up* * *[sain] n 1 sinal, marca. 2 sinal: movimento, gesto. he made the sign of the cross / ele fez o sinal da cruz. 3 quadro (para anunciar), tabuleta. 4 sinal, indício. they looked upon it as a bad sign / acharam que era um mau sinal. 5 indicação. it is a sign of the times / é um sinal dos tempos. 6 traço. he bears the signs of his nationality / ele tem os traços de sua raça, de sua nacionalidade. 7 Astrol signo. 8 distintivo, emblema. 9 símbolo. 10 agouro, presságio. 11 senha. • vt+vi 1 assinar, subscrever. 2 escrever. 3 contratar. 4 aceitar emprego. 5 fazer sinal ou gesto. he signed to him / ele fez-lhe um sinal. 6 rubricar, assinalar, marcar. sign of exclamation sinal de exclamação. sign of interrogation sinal de interrogação. sign of the zodiac signos do zodíaco. to be signed, sealed and delivered Jur estar assinado, selado e consumado. to sign away ceder (propriedade), deixar. to sign in assinar na entrada (hotel, empresa, prédio, etc.) to sign off a) Radio anunciar o final da transmissão. b) assinar demissão de emprego. to sign on a) Radio anunciar o começo de uma irradiação. b) assinar contrato de emprego, de trabalho. to sign out assinar saída (hotel, prédio, etc.). to sign up Amer contratar, registrar. -
20 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) padrão2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) critério3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) estandarte2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) uniformizado- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living* * *stand.ard[st'ændəd] n 1 padrão, critério, protótipo, modelo, regra, norma, medida, nível. they judge me by their standard / eles me julgam pelo seu padrão. they applied another standard / aplicaram outro critério. she is not up to the standard / ela não corresponde às exigências. the standard of this book is very high / este livro é de um nível muito alto. 2 medida ou peso padrão. 3 bandeira, emblema, símbolo, estandarte. 4 suporte, coluna. 5 árvore ou arbusto com um tronco liso e direito. 6 base, pedestal. • adj 1 padrão, que serve de padrão. 2 excepcional, modelar, exemplar. 3 legal, oficial. 4 clássico. 5 normal, comum. above (below) the standard acima (abaixo) da média. standard of living nível de vida, padrão de vida.
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