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  • 101 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia/noção
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) desejar/apetecer
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginar
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) ter um fraco por
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    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy
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    fan.cy
    [f'ænsi] n 1 fantasia: a) imaginação. b) obra de imaginação. c) idéia, concepção, pensamento, parecer, opinião. d) noção, suposição, ilusão, imagem mental, idéia visionária. e) capricho, extravagância, veneta, desejo singular, gosto passageiro. f) gosto pessoal, vontade, preferência, arbítrio. g) idéia fixa, obsessão. 2 inclinação, afeição, simpatia. 3 passatempo favorito, mania. 4 the fancy a) coll os aficionados de um esporte. b) criação seleta de animais. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, fantasiar, planejar na fantasia, figurar, formar uma idéia. she fancied herself to be ill / ela cismou que estava doente. 2 julgar, reputar, crer, não saber com certeza, supor. I fancied her to be my friend / eu achava que ela fosse minha amiga. 3 querer, gostar, agradar-se. he fancies his game / ele gosta muito do seu jogo. 4 criar ou cultivar selecionando certas características. 5 desejar ter ou fazer. 6 desejar sexualmente. • adj 1 caprichoso. 2 ornamental, de fantasia. 3 extravagante, exorbitante. 4 de qualidade especial. 5 de grande habilidade ou graça. 6 Com luxuoso, caro, de bom gosto. just fancy that! imagine só! something that tickles one’s fancy algo que atrai. to take someone’s fancy cair nas graças de alguém.

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  • 102 feeling

    1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) sensação
    2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) sensação
    3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) sentimento
    4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) pressentimento
    5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) afeição
    6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) emoção
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    feel.ing
    [f'i:liŋ] n 1 tato, sentido do tato. 2 sensibilidade, ternura. 3 sentimento, amor. 4 sensação, impressão, percepção, intuição. 5 pressentimento, opinião. 6 simpatia, compaixão. • adj 1 sensível, comovente, tocante. 2 sensitivo, emocional, emotivo. 3 compassivo, afetivo. 4 vivo, ardente, profundo. a feeling for music o dom, o gosto da música. bad feeling ressentimento, amargura ou raiva depois de uma briga. brotherly feelings sentimentos fraternais. • feelingly adv sensivelmente, sentidamente, comovidamente, com sentimento. hard feelings maus sentimentos. I know the feeling entendo o seu sofrimento, problema. no ill feelings! não lhe guardo rancor por isso. to have mixed feelings estar dividido, não ter certeza. to hurt someone’s feelings ofender a suscetibilidade de, ferir os sentimentos de alguém.

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  • 103 ideal

    1. adjective
    (perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) ideal
    2. noun
    1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) ideal
    2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) ideal
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    - idealism
    - idealistic
    - idealize
    - idealise
    - idealization
    - idealisation
    - ideally
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    i.de.al
    [aid'iəl] n 1 ideal, ídolo. 2 perfeição, sublimidade. • adj 1 ideal, imaginário, visionário. 2 perfeito, primoroso.

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  • 104 impress

    [im'pres]
    1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar
    2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) acentuar
    3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) fixar
    4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir
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    - impressive
    - impressively
    - impressiveness
    - be under the impression that
    - be under the impression
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    im.press
    ['impres] n estampa, carimbo, sinete, sinal, cunho, marca. • [impr'es] vt 1 impressionar, comover, afetar. she was deeply impressed / ela ficou profundamente impressionada. he was favourably impressed by / ele ficou bem impressionado com. 2 imprimir, gravar, estampar. 3 recrutar, forçar. I impressed the necessity on him convenci-o da necessidade. impressed with the idea impressionado com, sob a impressão de.

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  • 105 indistinct

    [indi'stiŋkt]
    (not clear to the eye, ear or mind; not distinct: an indistinct outline of a ship; His speech is rather indistinct.) inidstinto
    - indistinctness
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    in.dis.tinct
    [indist'iŋkt] adj indistinto, confuso, vago.

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  • 106 inward

    ['inwəd]
    1) (being within, especially in the mind: his inward thoughts.) profundo
    2) (moving towards the inside: an inward curve in the coastline.) fechado
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    - inward
    - inwards
    - inwardly
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    in.ward
    ['inwəd] n interior, íntimo. • adj 1 dentro, interno. 2 dentro do país. 3 no íntimo, na alma, inerente, intrínseco. • adv para dentro, para o íntimo, interiormente.

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  • 107 open

    ['əupən] 1. adjective
    1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto
    2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto
    3) (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.) aberto
    4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto
    5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto
    6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto
    7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto
    2. verb
    1) (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
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    - 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
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    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.

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  • 108 peace

    [pi:s]
    1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) paz
    2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) paz
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    - peaceably
    - peaceful
    - peacefully
    - peacefulness
    - peacemaker
    - peace-offering
    - peacetime
    - at peace
    - in peace
    - make peace
    - peace of mind
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    [pi:s] n 1 paz. 2 tranqüilidade, ordem, harmonia. 3 calma, sossego. 4 tratado de paz. 5 reconciliação. at peace em paz. to break the peace Jur perturbar a ordem pública. to hold/keep one’s peace manter-se calmo, quieto. hold your peace! / fique quieto! to make peace fazer as pazes. he made his peace with her / ele reconciliou-se com ela.

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  • 109 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão
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    [ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda.

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  • 110 rush

    I 1. verb
    (to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) ir/levar à pressa
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) corrida
    2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa
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    II noun
    (a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) junco
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    rush1
    [r∧ʃ] n 1 ímpeto, investida, arremetida. 2 movimento rápido, avanço. 3 pressa, precipitação, agitação, afobação. 4 fúria, torrente. 5 primeira cópia de um filme (para crítica, etc.). 6 coll acúmulo ou sobrecarga de serviço. 7 coll grande procura (no comércio). 8 corrida, grande afluxo de pessoas. 9 aumento súbito. 10 grande movimento, grande atividade. 11 afluência, afluxo. 12 "barato" (efeito de drogas). • vt+vi 1 impelir, empurrar, executar a toda pressa. 2 ir, vir, ou passar com pressa. 3 apressar, acelerar, precipitar. we rushed our car to town / seguimos desabaladamente de carro para a cidade. 4 tomar de assalto, atacar. 5 passar, sobrepassar, tirar e ocupar repentinamente. 6 mover, correr com ímpeto e precipitação ou violência. 7 entrar, agir com falta de consideração. 8 namorar, cortejar. • adj urgente. a rush on the banks uma corrida aos bancos. it rushed into my mind veio-me à mente de súbito, precipitadamente. the Christmas rush a grande procura por ocasião das compras de Natal. the gold rush a corrida do ouro. they rushed the camp Mil tomaram o acampamento de surpresa. to rush along precipitar-se, seguir. to rush forward investir, arrojar-se. to rush in entrar de roldão, entrar apressadamente. to rush into print publicar apressadamente. to rush one’s fences agir precipitadamente, levar a cerca no peito. to rush out sair precipitadamente. to rush someone off his feet apressar alguém. to rush through aprovar depressa (lei). with a rush de repente, rapidamente.
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    rush2
    [r∧ʃ] n 1 junco, caniço, verga. 2 fig ninharia, bagatela. • vt+vi fazer com junco, juncar.

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  • 111 simple

    ['simpl]
    1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simples
    2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simples
    3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simples
    4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simples
    5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) simples
    6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simplório
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    - simplicity
    - simplification
    - simplified
    - simplify
    - simply
    - simple-minded
    - simple-mindedness
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    sim.ple
    [s'impəl] n 1 pessoa estúpida, simplória. 2 coisa simples. 3 Med símplices. • adj 1 simples, fácil de se compreender. 2 elementar, básico, não complicado ou complexo. 3 mero, puro, absoluto. 4 simples, sem ornamentos, modesto. 5 natural, despretensioso, não afetado. 6 honesto, sincero, aberto, cândido. 7 inocente, ingênuo, sem artifícios. 8 comum, ordinário. 9 modesto, humilde. 10 bobo, tolo, ignorante, estúpido. 11 Bot, Zool, Chem simples. pure and simple é isto e nada mais.

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  • 112 sober

    ['səubə]
    1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) sóbrio
    2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) sóbrio
    3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) sóbrio
    4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) sóbrio
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    - soberly
    - soberness
    - sober up
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    so.ber
    [s'oubə] vt+vi tornar sóbrio, ficar sóbrio. • adj 1 sóbrio. 2 moderado, abstinente. 3 quieto, solene. 4 calmo, racional, desapaixonado. 5 sensato, ajuizado. 6 sombrio, escuro. 7 controlado. to be (as) sober as a judge ser muito comportado. to sober down acalmar se. to sober up ficar sóbrio, deixar de ficar embriagado.

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  • 113 spirit

    ['spirit]
    1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) espírito
    2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) espírito
    3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) coragem
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    - spiritedly
    - spirits
    - spiritual
    - spiritually
    - spirit level
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    spir.it
    [sp'irit] n 1 espírito, alma. 2 moral, natureza religiosa. 3 ser sobrenatural, fantasma, duende. 4 princípio vital, vida, vitalidade. 5 Espírito Santo, Deus. 6 influência, imaginação, tendência. 7 pessoa, personalidade. 8 coragem. 9 entusiasmo, lealdade. 10 sentido, intenção. that’s the spirit / esse é o sentido exato. 11 Chem parte volátil das substâncias submetidas à destilação. 12 Pharm tintura. 13 pl spirits disposição, mentalidade, temperamento. he is in high (low) spirits / ele está animado (deprimido). 14 pl spirits vigor, vivacidade, força. 15 pl spirits solução alcoólica, álcool, bebida alcoólica. • vt 1 encorajar, excitar. 2 dar sumiço a. 3 inspirar. out of spirits triste, deprimido. spirit of wine conhaque. spirits of hartshorn amoníaco (de uso doméstico). spirits of salt ácido muriático. spirits of turpentine aguarrás. the spirit of the age a mentalidade da época. to spirit away fazer sumir (por mágica). to spirit up animar.

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  • 114 state

    I [steit] noun
    1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) condição
    2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) estado
    3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) de cerimónia
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    - stateliness
    - statesman
    - statesmanlike
    - statesmanship
    - get into a state
    - lie in state     II [steit] verb
    (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) declarar
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    state1
    [steit] n 1 estado, condição, situação, circunstância. his nerves are in a shocking state / seus nervos estão em estado de choque. he’s not in a fit state to do it / ele não está em condições de fazer isso. 2 classe, posição, cargo. 3 pompa, dignidade, grandeza, magnificência. they live in great state / eles vivem à grande. 4 (também State) estado, nação, país. 5 governo, autoridade. 6 the States os EUA. • adj 1 formal, cerimonial. 2 estadual, do estado. 3 relativo ao governo ou a autoridade. he lies in state ele jaz em câmara ardente. in a state coll em pânico, em dificuldade, muito nervoso. in state cerimoniosamente, com grande pompa. in a state of nature em estado natural, nu. State Amer abbr state College, State University (faculdade, universidade estadual). State Enrolled Nurse Brit auxiliar de enfermagem. state of affairs situação, conjunto de situações. state of mind estado de espírito. state of play situação atual. state of repair condição física. state of siege estado de sítio. state of the art a) conhecimentos alcançados em um dado período, especialmente no presente, em uma área específica. b) nível de desenvolvimento tecnológico alcançado em uma área específica. state of war estado de guerra. state of inertia estado de inércia. State Registered Nurse Brit enfermeira (de alto padrão). the state of affairs o estado das coisas, a situação comercial.
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    state2
    [steit] vt 1 declarar, exprimir (em palavras ou letras), dizer. 2 explicar, expor. 3 mencionar. 4 afirmar. 5 determinar. 6 relatar, especificar.

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  • 115 subconscious

    adjective, noun
    ((of) those activities of the mind of which we are not aware: I suspect that his generosity arose from a subconscious desire for praise; We can't control the activities of the subconscious.) subconsciente
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    sub.con.scious
    [s∧bk'ɔnʃəs] adj subconsciente. the subconscious o subconsciente, o que existe no subconsciente.

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  • 116 trouble

    1. noun
    1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema
    2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos
    3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema
    2. verb
    1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar
    2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar
    3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo
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    - troublesome
    - troublemaker
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    troub.le
    [tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas.

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  • 117 upper

    1. adjective
    (higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superior
    2. noun
    ((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) gáspia
    3. adverb
    (in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) predominantemente
    - get/have the upper hand of/over someone
    - get/have the upper hand
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    up.per
    ['∧pə] n 1 parte superior de um calçado. 2 sl droga que provoca euforia, narcótico estimulante. 3 sl emoção forte. • adj superior, mais alto, parte mais alta. to be on one’s uppers a) estar com os sapatos furados. b) coll estar na miséria, na pobreza.

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  • 118 weakness

    1) (the state of being weak.) fraqueza
    2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) fraqueza
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    weak.ness
    [w'i:knis] n 1 fraqueza: a) fragilidade. b) debilidade, estado adoentado. 2 imbecilidade. 3 inclinação, lado fraco. 4 ponto fraco, deficiência. a weakness for someone/ something Braz, coll uma queda por (inclinação para/por, gostar muito de). she had a weakness for him / ela tinha uma queda por ele. weakness of mind a) fraqueza de espírito. b) falta de caráter. writing is his weakness escrever é o seu fraco.

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  • 119 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber
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    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
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    won.der
    [w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

    English-Portuguese dictionary > wonder

  • 120 not (quite) right in the head

    ((slightly) mad: He can't be in his right mind - making incredible suggestions like that!) não estar no seu juízo

    English-Portuguese dictionary > not (quite) right in the head

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