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1 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) vila2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) habitantes de vila3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) cidade•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town* * *[t'aun] n 1 cidade. 2 habitantes de uma cidade. • adj relativo a cidade, característico de cidade, municipal. in town na cidade. out of town em viagem. out on the town ir a restaurantes, casas noturnas situadas em certa área da cidade, principalmente à noite. to be the talk of the town ser o assunto da conversa na cidade. to go down town Amer ir à cidade (para fazer compras, etc.). to go on town ou to paint the town red fazer uma farra, cair na gandaia. -
2 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) cidade2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) cidade3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) cidade•- town hall - townsfolk - townspeople - go to town -
3 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) anão2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) anão2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) sobrepujar* * *[dwɔ:f] n (pl dwarfs) 1 anão, anã, pigmeu, pigméia. 2 planta ou animal menor do que é usual. 3 personagem de contos de fadas de estatura muito baixa e de poder sobrenatural. • vt+vi 1 impedir o crescimento ou desenvolvimento de, não deixar medrar, tolher. 2 fazer alguma coisa pequena, fazer aparecer menor em comparação de. • adj anão, pequenino, acanhado. -
4 hill
[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) colina2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) encosta•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *[hil] n 1 morro, colina. 2 monte (de terra). • vt amontoar (terra). anthill formigueiro. as old as the hill muito velho. hill up and down dale morro acima, morro abaixo. -
5 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) admissão2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) entrada3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) inspiração* * *in.take['inteik] n 1 entrada, orifício de entrada. 2 o que entra, influxo. 3 quantidade que entra. 4 estreitamento. 5 passagem principal para a entrada de ar em uma mina. -
6 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) passado3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar•- lasting- last out* * *last1[la:st; læst] n 1 último. 2 fim, final. faithful to the last / fiel até o fim. • adj 1 último, derradeiro, final, extremo. 2 passado, anterior. we saw him last evening / nós o vimos ontem à noite. 3 mais recente. 4 conclusivo. at last finalmente. at last long forma mais enfática de at last. last but not least último mas não menos importante. last night a noite passada. on one’s last legs na iminência de ruína completa. that is the last you would expect isto é o menos que se esperaria. the last but one o penúltimo. the last of all o último. the last of the Mohicans o último dos moicanos. the last time a última vez. to breathe one’s last dar o último suspiro, morrer. to put the last hand to dar o toque final a. to see the last of ter visto pela última vez.————————last2[la:st; læst] vt+vi 1 durar, continuar. 2 perseverar, agüentar, conservar-se.————————last3[la:st; læst] n unidade de peso ou capacidade de navio (geralmente equivalente a 4.000 libras).————————last4[la:st; læst] n forma de sapateiro. • vt colocar em forma de sapateiro. to last stick to one’s last cuidar da própria vida. -
7 microfilm
(film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size.) microfilme* * *mi.cro.film[m'aikroufilm] n microfilme. • vt microfilmar. -
8 miniature
['mini ə] 1. adjective(smaller than normal, often very small: a miniature radio.) em miniatura2. noun1) (a very small painting of a person.) miniatura2) (a copy or model of something, made on a small scale.) miniatura•- miniaturise
- miniaturization
- miniaturisation* * *min.ia.ture[m'inətʃə] n miniatura. • adj em miniatura. -
9 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. -
10 village
['vili‹]1) (a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town: They live in a little village; ( also adjective) a village school.) aldeia2) (the people who live in such a group of houses: The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.) aldeia•- villager* * *vil.lage[v'ilidʒ] n 1 aldeia, povoação, burgo. 2 população de uma aldeia. • adj relativo a aldeia ou burgo. -
11 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) anão2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) anão, gnomo, duende2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) sobrepujar -
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13 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) admissão2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) entrada3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) sucção -
14 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) último3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último- lastly- at long last - at last - hear - see the last of - the last person - the last straw - the last thing - the last word - on one's last legs - to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar•- lasting- last out -
15 microfilm
(film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size.) microfilme -
16 miniature
['mini ə] 1. adjective(smaller than normal, often very small: a miniature radio.) miniatura2. noun1) (a very small painting of a person.) miniatura2) (a copy or model of something, made on a small scale.) miniatura•- miniaturise - miniaturization - miniaturisation -
17 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.) desprovido6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém•- 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.) selecionar- 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 -
18 village
['vili‹]1) (a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town: They live in a little village; ( also adjective) a village school.) aldeia2) (the people who live in such a group of houses: The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.) aldeia•- villager -
19 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than* * *less1[les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos. -
20 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menor, menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than
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