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1 happening
noun (an occurrence: strange happenings.) acontecimento* * *hap.pen.ing[h'æpəniŋ] n acontecimento, ocorrência. -
2 happening
noun (an occurrence: strange happenings.) acontecimento -
3 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) riacho2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) lugar atrasado* * *back.wa.ter[b'ækwɔ:tə] n 1 água represada. 2 água parada ou estagnada. 3 contracorrente, contracorrenteza, remanso. 4 fig lugar atrasado. in the backwater afastada, longe. -
4 disturbance
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) desordem2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) interrupção3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) perturbação* * *dis.turb.ance[dist'ə:bəns] n 1 perturbação, turbação, confusão, inquietação. 2 desordem mental, transtorno, tontura. 3 motim, desordem, tumulto, distúrbio, sublevação. 4 o que causa distúrbio. 5 perplexidade. -
5 looker-on
noun (a person who is watching something happening; an onlooker.) espectador* * *look.er-on[lukə 'ɔn] n espectador, observador. -
6 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) sorte2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) sorte•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *[l∧k] n 1 acaso, ventura. 2 sorte. 3 sucesso. • vi prosperar, ter sucesso. a great piece of luck muita sorte. bad luck azar. good luck sorte, boa sorte! hard luck azar. ill luck azar. in luck de boa sorte, feliz. out of luck de má sorte, infeliz. to be down one’s luck ter má sorte. to try one’s luck tentar a sorte. -
7 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) narrador2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.)* * *nar.ra.tor[nər'eitə] n narrador, contador de histórias. -
8 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) especulação2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) especulação* * *spec.u.la.tion[spekjul'eiʃən] n 1 reflexão, meditação. 2 especulação, negociata. -
9 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braço, esteiro2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) fim de mundo -
10 disturbance
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) distúrbio2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) interrupção3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) distúrbio -
11 looker-on
noun (a person who is watching something happening; an onlooker.) espectador -
12 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) sorte, acaso2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) sorte•- luckless- lucky - luckily - luckiness - lucky dip - bad luck! - good luck! - worse luck! -
13 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) narrador2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.) -
14 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) especulação2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) especulação -
15 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) clangor2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) choque3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) confronto4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) incompatibilidade2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) bater2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) defrontar-se3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) entrar em conflito4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) sobrepor-se5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) berrar com* * *[klæʃ] n 1 estrondo, estrépito, som de choque, som metálico. 2 choque, colisão. 3 conflito, desacordo, discordância, oposição. • vt+vi 1 estrepitar, estrondear. 2 bater, colidir, chocar-se com estrondo. 3 bater, fechar com estrondo. 4 discordar, colidir, entrar em conflito. 5 não combinar, estar em desarmonia (de cores). 6 ir de encontro a, impedir, opor-se a. -
16 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) estrépito2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) choque3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) embate4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) colisão2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) entrechocar(-se)2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) embater(-se)3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) discordar4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) colidir5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) não combinar -
17 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vulgar2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comum3) (publicly owned: common property.) público4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordinário5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) plebeu6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comum2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) espaço aberto- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *com.mon[k'ɔmən] n 1 terra comum, terra para uso de uma comunidade. 2 o que é geral ou usual, o comum. 3 Jur servidão. • adj 1 comum, de todos ou de muitos. 2 popular, geral, universal. 3 público, que pertence à comunidade. 4 usual, familiar, habitual. 5 notório. 6 raso, sem graduação ou posto. 7 vulgar, trivial. 8 ordinário, medíocre, inferior, baixo, barato. 9 Gram comum de dois. above ou beyond the common, out of the extraordinário, fora do comum. by common consent com o consentimento de todos. common of pasture servidão de pastagem. common to all geral, comum a todos. in common with em comum. the common people o povo. the commons = link=commons commons. to make common cause with unir-se em uma causa comum com. -
18 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) andar de bicicleta2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicicleta- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) ciclo2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) ciclo3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) ciclo•- cyclic- cyclically* * *cy.cle[s'aikəl] n 1 ciclo. 2 circuito, revolução. 3 período que se repete. 4 coleção, conjunto de histórias ou poemas sobre um certo assunto. 5 época, longo período de tempo. 6 bicicleta, triciclo. 7 Electr alternação, ciclo, período de corrente. 8 processo ou círculo vicioso. 9 órbita celeste. 10 Bot verticilo. • vi 1 passar por um ciclo, ocorrer em ciclos. 2 andar de bicicleta ou de triciclo. cycle of the sun ciclo solar. in cycles em ciclos, periodicamente. lunar cycle ciclo lunar. -
19 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (pôr a) andar4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) começo2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avanço•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sobressaltar-se2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto* * *[sta:t] n 1 partida, começo (de um movimento, de viagem, de corrida, etc.). 2 começo, início, princípio. 3 arranco, impulso, ímpeto. 4 sobressalto, susto. 5 vantagem, dianteira. 6 lugar de partida. 7 arranque (motor). • vt+vi 1 partir, pôr-se em movimento, levantar vôo, zarpar, embarcar, sair de viagem. 2 começar, iniciar. 3 dar partida (de motor), fazer começar. 4 encaminhar, auxiliar no início. 5 sobressaltar-se, espantar-se, assustar-se, fazer um movimento brusco, estancar. 6 vir, sair, brotar repentinamente, pegar. 7 levantar, assustar (caça). 8 soltar, ceder. 9 provocar, originar. 10 fundar (negócio). by fits and starts aos poucos, aos trancos. for a start primeiro, em primeiro lugar. from start to finish do princípio ao fim. to get off to a good/ a bad start começar bem. to get ou have the start of someone tomar a dianteira de alguém. to give someone a start a) dar vantagens para alguém no começo de um negócio, de uma competição, etc. b) surpreender ou assustar alguém. c) dar um emprego a alguém. he gave me a start / ele me assustou. to have a false start ter um mau começo. to make a new start começar de novo. to start a family ter o primeiro filho. to start after sair à procura de. to start back assustar-se, retroceder bruscamente. to start doing começar a fazer (alguma coisa). to start forward pular para a frente. to start from scratch começar do nada, começar do zero. to start in business começar um negócio. to start out (ou off) partir, levantar-se, pôr-se em marcha. to start over Amer começar de novo. to start up a) levantar-se bruscamente. b) dar partida (motor). c) fundar, abrir (um negócio). to start with para começar, primeiro, em primeiro lugar. -
20 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) comum2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comum3) (publicly owned: common property.) comum4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) comum6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comum2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) área comum- commoner- common knowledge - common law - common-law - commonplace - common-room - common sense - the Common Market - the House of Commons - the Commons - in common
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