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1 I’d rather not partake now
I’d rather not partake nowprefiro não tomar nada no momento (refeição). -
2 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes (que)* * *rath.er[r'a:ðə; r'æðə] adv antes, preferivelmente, mais propriamente, melhor, algum tanto, um pouco, quiçá, muito. it is rather cold / está um tanto frio. it is rather late / é um tanto tarde. • interj sim, certamente! had rather preferiria. I would rather go eu antes preferiria ir. rather old idoso. rather too much excessivo. -
3 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) de preferência3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes -
4 would rather
would ratherpreferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
5 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) iria, viria, teria, etc.2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) viria, teria vindo, etc.3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) faria, seria, preferiria, etc.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) tinha que (acontecer)•- would-be- would you* * *[wud] v aux 1 usado na formação de frases interrogativas. would you care to see my photos? você gostaria de ver minhas fotos? 2 usado para formar o futuro do pretérito. he knew he would be late / ele sabia que se atrasaria. that would be her third husband / aquele devia ser seu terceiro marido. 3 usado para expressar condição. he would write if you would answer / ele escreveria se você respondesse. 4 usado no discurso indireto para expressar idéia de futuro. he said he would bring it / ele disse que o traria. 5 usado para expressar desejo. 6 usado em formas polidas de pedidos ou afirmações. would you come to lunch tomorrow? / você poderia vir almoçar amanhã? would you show me the way to the station? / você me faria o favor de mostrar o caminho da estação? 7 usado para oferecer algo. would you like a drink? / você aceitaria uma bebida? would better, Amer had better seria melhor. you would better go now / é melhor você ir agora. would rather preferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
6 partake
past tense - partook; verb(to take part: They all partook in the final decision.) participar* * *par.take[pa:t'eik] vt+vi 1 (com of, in) participar de, compartilhar. 2 (com of, in) tomar parte em. 3 (com of) ter algo de, ter alguma das qualidades de. it partakes the nature of a lesson / isto tem algo de professoral. 4 coll (com at) tomar refeição. I’d rather not partake now prefiro não tomar nada no momento (refeição). -
7 out of shape
(not in the proper shape: I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.) deformado* * *out of shapefora de forma. -
8 out of shape
(not in the proper shape: I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.) deformado -
9 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) líquido4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) escassear- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar. -
10 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) ralo4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fraco2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) rarear, dispersar(-se)- thinly- thinness - thin air - thin-skinned - thin out -
11 indirect
[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirecto2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) indirecto3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirecto•- indirect object
- indirect speech* * *in.di.rect[indir'ekt] adj 1 indireto, oblíquo. 2 disfarçado, simulado. 3 secundário. -
12 indirect
[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indireto2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) indireto3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indireto•- indirect object - indirect speech -
13 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) plácido2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) suave3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) suave4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) brando•- mildly- mildness* * *[m'aild] adj 1 suave, brando, meigo. 2 tenro. 3 moderado. 4 lenitivo, indulgente, compassivo. -
14 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) folgado3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) desleixado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) lento•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks* * *slack1[slæk] n 1 parte solta de um cabo. 2 inatividade ou recesso de uma indústria. 3 baixa da água ou maré. • vi 1 soltar, afrouxar. 2 diminuir, moderar. 3 apagar (cal). 4 relaxar. • adj 1 solto, frouxo, bambo. 2 negligente, relaxado, descuidado, indolente. 3 lento, folgado. 4 calmo, sem atividade ou movimento. to slack away/ off desapertar, afrouxar a tensão (de um cabo). to slack up diminuir a velocidade antes de parar (trem). to take up the slack in an industry tomar medidas para que atividade e produção cresçam em uma indústria. to take up the slack in a rope puxar a corda até tornar-se apertada.————————slack2[slæk] n moinha de carvão, pó, escória. basic slack Chem fosfato básico obtido pelo processo de Thomas, escória básica. -
15 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) meigo2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) brando3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) ameno4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) suave•- mildly- mildness -
16 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) frouxo3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) folgado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) vagaroso•- slacken- slackly - slackness - slacks -
17 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) decidir-se•* * *[tʃu:z] vt+vi (ps chose, pp chosen) 1 escolher. I choose him as (or for) my friend / escolho-o como amigo. 2 eleger, preferir, selecionar. he was chosen king / ele foi eleito rei. 3 optar, decidir-se, achar melhor. I shall do as I choose / farei o que me convier. 4 joeirar. I cannot choose but do it não tenho alternativa senão fazê-lo. to choose between escolher entre. to pick and choose escolher cuidadosamente, com calma. -
18 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) duvidoso2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) duvidoso3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) duvidoso4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) suspeito* * *doubt.ful[d'autful] adj 1 duvidoso, que oferece dúvida. 2 incerto, indeciso, irresoluto. 3 obscuro, ambíguo, vago. 4 suspeito, hesitante, questionável. to be doubtful of duvidar de. -
19 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) escolher• -
20 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) incerto2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) duvidoso3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) duvidoso4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) duvidoso
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rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… … Useful english dictionary
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