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41 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) caso2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) coisa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) assunto4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) caso* * *af.fair[əf'ɛə] n 1 afazeres de qualquer natureza, ocupação, obrigação. 2 affairs negócios (de Estado ou de finanças). 3 acontecimento, incidente, ocorrência. 4 questão, caso particular, assunto reservado. that is my affair! / isto é comigo! that is not my affair! / isto não me importa! 5 coll coisa. a splendid affair / uma coisa espetacular. 6 romance, namoro. he has an affair with / ele tem um caso com. affair of honour questão de honra, duelo. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministro das Relações Exteriores. to make an affair of something exagerar, promover uma tempestade num copo d’água. -
42 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) jacaré* * *al.li.ga.tor['æligeitə] n 1 Zool aligátor, espécie de jacaré. 2 couro desse animal. -
43 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) resposta2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solução2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atender3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) corresponder4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corresponder•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone* * *an.swer['a:nsə; 'ænsə] n 1 resposta, réplica. 2 retribuição. 3 contestação. 4 solução, resultado. • vt+vi 1 responder, replicar. 2 redargüir, retrucar, contestar. 3 atender, acatar, obedecer, reagir. the maid must answer the bell / a empregada tem de atender à campainha. 4 apresentar solução, dar o resultado (de problemas), resolver. 5 servir, satisfazer. this will answer my purpose / isto servirá aos meus propósitos, isto há de corresponder às minhas finalidades. this answers very well / isto serve bem, isto é muito bom. 6 retribuir. 7 responsabilizar(-se), estar ou tornar(-se) responsável. 8 corresponder a, condizer, estar conforme. this answers to your description / isto corresponde à sua descrição. 9 pagar, expiar. answer a fool according to his folly! responde ao louco segundo sua loucura! he answers back ele responde com insolência. he answers to the name of... ele se chama... in answer to your letter em resposta à sua carta. she knows all the answers ela tem uma língua solta. to answer for responder por, responsabilizar-se por, afiançar. -
44 archaeology
(the study of objects belonging to ancient times (eg buildings, tools etc found in the earth).) arqueologia- archaeological* * *ar.chae.ol.o.gy[a:ki'ɔlədʒi] n arqueologia. -
45 attractive
[-tiv]1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) atraente2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) atraente* * *at.trac.tive[ətr'æktiv] adj atrativo, atraente, encantador, cativante. -
46 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) bactéria- bacteriological
- bacteriologist* * *bac.te.ri.a[bækt'iəriə] n (pl of bacterium) bactérias. -
47 black box
(a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight: They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.) caixa preta* * *black box[bl'æk bɔks] n Aeron caixa-preta: aparelho para controlar e gravar informações sobre um sistema. -
48 caffeine
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49 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) capital2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) maiúscula3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) capital2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) capital2) (excellent: a capital idea.) excelente3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) capital•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) capitel* * *cap.i.tal1[k'æpitəl] n 1 capital: a) sede de governo, metrópole, cidade principal. b) letra maiúscula. c) Com patrimônio, em valores móveis e imóveis. d) o ativo após dedução do passivo, valor líquido da firma. 2 capitalistas (coletivamente). 3 fig vantagem, lucro • adj 1 relativo ao capital. 2 capital: a) importante. b) essencial, principal. c) fundamental. d) primário. e) ótimo. f) Jur máximo, que se refere à pena de morte, mortal. g) maiúsculo, capitular, capital. a capital joke uma piada estrondante. block capitals Typogr egípcias: tipos grossos para títulos. capital at hand Com fundos disponíveis. floating, circulating capital capital circulante. invested capital cabedal, fundo. to make capital out of aproveitar(-se), tirar proveito de.————————cap.i.tal2[k'æpitəl] n Archit capitel, remate (de coluna). -
50 carbohydrate
((any of a group of) substances containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, especially the sugars and starches found in food: Potatoes are full of carbohydrate.) carbohidrato* * *car.bo.hy.drate[ka:bouh'aidreit] n Chem carboidrato, hidrato de carbônio. -
51 cartilage
(a firm elastic substance found in the bodies of men and animals.) cartilagem* * *car.ti.lage[k'a:tilidʒ] n Anat cartilagem. -
52 cellulose
['seljuləus](the chief substance in the cell walls of plants, also found in woods, used in the making of plastic, paper etc.) celulose* * *cel.lu.lose[s'eljulous] n Chem celulose. -
53 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *[tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de. -
54 civilize
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) civilizar- civilisation* * *civ.i.lize[s'ivəlaiz] vt 1 civilizar. 2 refinar, educar. -
55 cobra
['kəubrə](a poisonous snake found in India and Africa.) cobra capelo* * *co.bra[k'oubrə] n naja, cobra-de-capelo ( Naja tripudians). -
56 confederate
[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.) cúmplice- confederation* * *con.fed.er.ate[kənf'edərit] n 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 cúmplice. • [kənf'edəreit] vt+vi 1 confederar(-se), aliar(-se), unir(-se), ligar(-se). 2 conluiar-se. • [kənfedərit] adj 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 relativo a confederação. the Confederate States of America os Estados confederados do Sul (guerra civil norte-americana). -
57 confound
(to puzzle and surprise greatly.) desconcertar* * *con.found[kənf'aund] vt 1 confundir, misturar. 2 desconcertar, causar perplexidade, consternar. 3 amaldiçoar. 4 destruir, estragar. 5 baldar, frustrar. confound it! com os diabos!, raios o partam! -
58 confounded
con.found.ed[kənf'aundid] adj 1 confuso, perplexo. 2 coll maldito. 3 abominável. -
59 confoundedly
con.found.ed.ly[kənf'aundidli] adv abominavelmente. confoundedly difficult difícil para diabo. -
60 confounder
con.found.er[kənf'aundə] n quem confunde.
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