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41 seclude
se.clude[sikl'u:d] vt excluir, apartar, segregar. she secluded herself / ela isolou-se. -
42 sequester
se.ques.ter[sikw'estə] n separação, isolamento. • vt 1 remover, retirar, isolar, separar. she sequestered herself from the world / ela isolou-se do mundo. 2 colocar (propriedades) em custódia. 3 apreender. 4 renunciar. -
43 spectacle
['spektəkl](a sight, especially one that is very impressive or wonderful: The royal wedding was a great spectacle.) espectáculo- spectacularly* * *spec.ta.cle[sp'ektəkəl] n 1 espetáculo, aspecto, vista. 2 demonstração, exibição. 3 Zool anéis coloridos ao redor dos olhos de certos pássaros, répteis ou mamíferos. a moving spectacle um espetáculo comovente. she made a spectacle of herself ela se comportou (ou se vestiu) de modo a chamar atenção. -
44 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) ler-se3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) grafar correctamente4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) feitiço2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encantoIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) temporada2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) temporada* * *[spel] n 1 palavra ou palavras que têm força mágica. 2 encanto, fascinação, feitiço. she has cast a spell over me / ela me deixou encantado. they are under his spell / elas estão sob o fascínio dele. 3 período de trabalho, turno, vigia. 4 coll período de tempo. 5 Amer coll indisposição, doença. 6 período climático. 7 rendição, substituição. • vt+vi (ps+pp Amer spelled, Brit spelt) 1 soletrar. 2 falar ou escrever corretamente. he spells his name with an E / ele escreve seu nome com E. how do you spell this? / como você escreve isto? 3 formar (palavras). 4 significar, dizer. 5 coll substituir, render, trabalhar (temporariamente) em lugar de outro. 6 dar descanso, dar um intervalo. 7 descansar durante um intervalo. 8 enfeitiçar. a spell of bad weather um período de mau tempo. by spells de vez em quando. to spell out a) soletrar, ler ou escrever letra a letra com dificuldade. I can’t spell it out / não consigo decifrá-lo. b) sl explicar nos mínimos detalhes. -
45 terrifically
[tə'rifikəli]adverb (very (much): She enjoyed herself terrifically.) tremendamente* * *ter.rif.i.cal.ly[tər'ifikəli] adv terrivelmente, de modo terrífico. -
46 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) ameaçar* * *threat.en[θr'etən] vt+vi 1 ameaçar, intimidar, meter medo. they were threatened with dismissal / eles foram ameaçados com demissão. the weather threatens rain / está ameaçando chuva. a thunderstorm threatens / um temporal está se aproximando. 2 pôr em perigo. to threaten at ameaçar a. -
47 to come to
to come toa) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end/a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself/ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. -
48 towel
1. noun(a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc: After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.) toalha2. verb(to rub with a towel.) limpar-se a uma toalha* * *tow.el[t'auəl] n toalha. • vt enxugar com toalha. to throw in/ up the towel entregar os pontos, render-se. to towel down esfregar com uma toalha para enxugar. -
49 treat
[tri:t] 1. verb1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) tratar2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) tratar3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) tratar4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) oferecer5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) tratar de2. noun(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) regalo* * *[tri:t] n 1 festa, convite para comer e beber, regalo. it’s my treat / é a minha vez de convidar. 2 divertimento, prazer, alegria. it was a treat to hear it / foi um prazer ouvir isso. 3 delícia. • vt+vi 1 tratar, agir com, lidar com. 2 considerar, pensar sobre. 3 medicar, tratar. he treated me for gastritis / ele tratou da minha gastrite. we treated ourselves to some wine / regalamo-nos com um pouco de vinho. 4 discutir, tratar de um assunto. 5 oferecer (comida e bebida), convidar, regalar. I treated him to an ice / ofereci-lhe um sorvete. 6 pagar as despesas. to treat of tratar de, ventilar. to treat with a) entrar em entendimento com. b) Med tratar com, por meio de. to treat someone like a doormat coll, to treat someone like shit tratar alguém muito mal, fazer capacho de alguém. -
50 unbosom
un.bos.om[∧nb'uzəm] vt+vi abrir(-se), revelar, confessar. she unbosomed herself to me / ela me abriu o seu coração, desabafou. -
51 useful
adjective (helpful or serving a purpose well: a useful toolionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.) útil* * *use.ful[j'u:sful] adj 1 proveitoso, profícuo, conveniente, benéfico. 2 aproveitável, útil. 3 sl competente, hábil. -
52 we
[wi:]((used only as the subject of a verb) the word used by a speaker or writer in mentioning himself or herself together with other people: We are going home tomorrow.) nós* * *[wi; wi:] pron nós. -
53 baptise
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54 be beside oneself (with)
(to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion: She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached.) fora de si -
55 be beside oneself (with)
(to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion: She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached.) fora de si -
56 enjoy oneself
(to experience pleasure or happiness: She enjoyed herself at the party.) divertir-se -
57 go to any lengths
(to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim: She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted.) ir a extremos -
58 heart and soul
(with all one's attention and energy: She devoted herself heart and soul to caring for her husband.) de corpo e alma -
59 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) segurar-se2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) esperar -
60 make a fool of oneself
(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) dar-se ao ridículo
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Herself — Her*self , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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herself — her|self [ weak ər self, strong hər self ] pronoun *** Herself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of she. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same female who is the subject of the sentence or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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herself — [[t]hə(r)se̱lf[/t]] ♦ (Herself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Herself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 5.) 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON You… … English dictionary
herself — her|self W1S2 [ə self, hə strong hə: $ ər , hər strong hə:r ] pron [reflexive form of she ] 1.) used to show that the woman or girl who does something is affected by her own action ▪ She cut herself on some broken glass. ▪ She made herself a cup… … Dictionary of contemporary English
herself */*/*/ — weak [əˈself] , strong [həˈself] pronoun 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘she , used for showing that the woman, girl, or female animal that does something is also affected by what she does Lizzie had locked herself in the bathroom.[/ex] She s going to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
herself — strong 1 reflexive form of she : She hurt herself. | She made herself a cup of coffee. 2 the strong form of she used to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence: It must be true that she s leaving because she told me so herself. | She… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
