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1 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) exigir2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) exigir2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) exigência2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) exigência3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) procura•- on demand* * *de.mand[dim'a:nd] n 1 demanda, pretensão, exigência, reclamação. 2 investigação. 3 requerimento. 4 informação. 5 Com grande saída, necessidade. 6 reivindicação. • vt 1 pedir, exigir, requerer, reclamar, ter necessidade de, ir à procura de. 2 interpelar, perguntar, demandar. 3 intentar ação judicial contra, litigar, pleitear. 4 insistir em. demand and supply oferta e procura. demand for procura de, saída de. demand upon direito a. in demand, in great demand muito procurado. on demand contra apresentação. -
2 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puz.zle[p'∧zəl] n 1 quebra-cabeça, enigma. 2 perplexidade, embaraço. 3 jogo de quebra-cabeça. • vt+vi 1 confundir, embaraçar, desconcertar. that puzzles me / isto me confunde. 2 complicar, intricar, enredar. 3 puzzle out resolver, deslindar, solver. he puzzled it out / ele o resolveu, ele deslindou. he puzzled his brain over it / ele quebrou a cabeça para resolvê-lo. -
3 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerar2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) prezar3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) pensar em4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) fitar5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) fazer caso de2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) consideração2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) consideração3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) estima•- regardless
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- with regard to* * *re.gard[rig'a:d] n 1 consideração, atenção, respeito. 2 olhar firme. 3 estima. we hold him in high regard / temo-lo em alta estima. 4 respeito, relação. 5 pl regards cumprimentos, saudações, lembranças. • vt+vi 1 considerar, julgar, ter como. he is regarded as the best doctor in town / ele é considerado o melhor médico da cidade. I regard him as such / eu o considero como tal. 2 respeitar, acatar, dar atenção. she regards her parents’ wishes / ela respeita/acata os desejos de seus pais. 3 olhar, observar atentamente. 4 dizer respeito, ter relação, concernir. 5 estimar, venerar. as regards that quanto àquilo. in this regard sob esse aspecto. in/ with regard to com referência a, relativamente a, quanto a. with due regard com o devido respeito. with kind regards com atenciosas saudações. without regard to his health sem consideração à sua saúde. -
4 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) exigir2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) exigir2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) reivindicação2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) exigência3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) demanda•- on demand -
5 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) confundir2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) tentar resolver2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeça•- puzzling- puzzle out
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