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1 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) feriado2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) férias•- on holiday* * *hol.i.day[h'ɔlədei] n 1 dia santo, feriado. 2 férias. • adj 1 de ou relativo a feriado. 2 alegre, festivo. on holiday de férias. to make a holiday of it tirar um dia de folga. -
2 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) feriado, dia de descanso2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) férias•- on holiday -
3 half-holiday
noun (a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.) feriado* * *half-hol.i.day[ha:f h'ɔlədei] n meio-feriado. -
4 half-holiday
noun (a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.) meio-feriado -
5 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) meio do período -
6 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) meio período -
7 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) singulares2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) solteiros* * *sin.gles[s'iŋgəlz] n pl jogo para uma pessoa em cada lado. -
8 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) partida simples2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) solteiros -
9 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) conta2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) contas3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) conta4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) conta5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) relato•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of* * *ac.count[ək'aunt] n 1 conta, cálculo, cômputo. we have an account at the best stores / temos conta nas melhores lojas. 2 razão, causa. 3 valor. 4 importância. 5 extrato de conta ou balanço. 6 relatório de negócios, prestações, crédito, etc. 7 conto, relato. 8 prestação de contas. • vt+vi 1 calcular, acertar contas, prestar contas. can you account for it? / você pode prestar esclarecimentos a respeito? 2 considerar, ter em conta, julgar. account for building costs orçamento para construções civis. a man of great account um homem respeitado. a person of no account uma pessoa sem importância ou insignificante. bank account conta bancária. by all account de acordo com a opinião geral. of no account sem importância, insignificante. on account por conta, a prazo. on account of por causa de, a bem de, no interesse de. on my own account para mim, por iniciativa própria. on no account em hipótese alguma. on that account por causa disto, por esta razão. to account for prestar contas, responder por, ter por, considerar. that accounts for everything / isto esclarece tudo. to be much ( or little) accounted of ser muito (ou pouco) apreciado. to call to account reclamar explicação. to carry to a new account lançar a uma nova conta. to keep accounts escriturar, registrar. to leave out of account desconsiderar, negligenciar. to make a great account of considerar, estimar. to make no account of menosprezar, desprezar. to place it to his account lançar ao débito de sua conta. to settle on account liquidar uma conta. to take account of a) tomar em consideração, considerar. b) tomar nota. to take into account permitir, considerar. upon all accounts em todo caso. upon my account por minha causa. -
10 amusement
1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) divertimento2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) divertimento* * *a.muse.ment[əmj'u:zmənt] n divertimento, deleite, distração, diversão. -
11 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicação2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicação* * *com.pli.ca.tion[kɔmplik'eiʃən] n 1 complicação, confusão. 2 embaraço, dificuldade. 3 Med complicação, doença secundária. 4 enredamento. -
12 fortnight
(two weeks: It's a fortnight since I last saw her.) quinzena* * *fort.night[f'ɔ:tnait] n quinzena, duas semanas. a fortnight’s holiday férias de quinze dias. this day fortnight a) daqui a quinze dias. b) há quinze dias. this fortnight desde quinze dias. within a fortnight dentro de uma quinzena. -
13 highlight
noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) ponto culminante* * *high.light[h'ailait] n 1 pontos mais luminosos de uma fotografia ou quadro. 2 destaque. 3 fig momento de crise. • vt 1 iluminar. 2 realçar. -
14 interference
1) (the act of interfering: She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements.) interferência2) ((the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc: This television set picks up a lot of interference.) interferência* * *in.ter.fer.ence[intəf'iərəns] n interferência: 1 intervenção. 2 Phys, Radio fenômeno resultante da combinação de dois movimentos vibratórios. -
15 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) abnegação* * *self-sac.ri.fice[self s'ækrifais] n ato de abnegação. -
16 sight-seeing
noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; ( also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.) visita aos monumentos* * *sight-see.ing[s'ait si:iŋ] n turismo. • adj turístico. -
17 skiing
noun Skiing is her favourite sport; ( also adjective) a skiing holiday.) esqui* * *ski.ing[ʃ'iiŋ] n ato de esquiar. -
18 surcharge
(an extra amount of money charged: We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.) sobretaxa* * *sur.charge[sə:tʃ'a:dʒ] n 1 sobrecarga, sobretaxa. 2 (selo) sobrecarga. • vt 1 sobretaxar. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 carregar ou esforçar em excesso. -
19 holidaymaker
noun (a person who has gone eg to the seaside for a holiday.) veraneante -
20 honeymoon
noun (a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage: We went to London for our honeymoon; ( also adjective) a honeymoon couple.) lua de mel
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