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1 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet.ter[b'etə] n 1 pessoa ou coisa melhor, estado melhor. the better / o melhor. 2 vantagem, superioridade. to have the better of it / vencer, impor-se. 3 betters superiores, chefes. • vt+vi 1 melhorar, progredir, aperfeiçoar, avançar. 2 fazer melhor que, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj ( comp of good) 1 melhor, superior. 2 preferível. • adv ( comp of well) 1 melhor, de maneira superior. 2 em grau mais alto. all the better, so much the better tanto melhor. better and better cada vez melhor. better off em melhor situação. better than a dig in the eye, better than a kick in the pants coll melhor do que nada. for the better para melhor. for better or for worse para o que der e vier. for the better part of the day quase o dia inteiro. he is my better ele me supera. he thought better of it ele pensou melhor sobre o assunto. he was better than his word ele fez mais do que tinha prometido. I bettered myself melhorei minha situação. I know better não acredito. my better half minha cara metade (mulher). the better land o outro mundo. the better part of valour is discretion inteligência é melhor que valentia (Shakespeare). upon better acquaintance após conhecimento mais íntimo. you had better (not) seria melhor..., melhor não... -
2 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *in.terest['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por. -
3 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) apresentar2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) introduzir3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) propor4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) introduzir•- introductory* * *in.tro.duce[intrədj'u:s] vt+vi 1 trazer, importar, inserir. 2 introduzir, fazer adotar, levar ao conhecimento. he introduced me to the modern poetry / ele me introduziu à poesia moderna. 3 apresentar, trazer à baila. 4 fazer introdução ou prefácio. 5 trazer de novo, começar, iniciar. 6 apresentar-se, apresentar alguém ou algo conhecido a outra pessoa. I introduced John to Mary / eu apresentei João a Maria. to introduce a new idea into the conversation introduzir uma nova idéia na conversa. -
4 let in for
(to involve (someone) in: I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.) envolver-se em -
5 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) apresentar2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) introduzir3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) apresentar4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) introduzir•- introductory -
6 let in for
(to involve (someone) in: I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.) envolver(-se) em
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