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41 arbitrary
(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) arbitrário* * *ar.bi.tra.ry['a:bitrəri] adj 1 arbitral, baseado em decisão de árbitros, arbitrativo. 2 arbitrário. 3 à vontade, caprichoso. 4 despótico, tirânico. -
42 authoritative
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43 back down
(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) recuar* * *back down[b'æk daun] vi voltar atrás, recuar. -
44 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) base2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) base3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) base2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) assentar- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) baixo- basely- baseness* * *base1[beis] n 1 base, pé, fundamento, fundo. 2 princípio fundamental. 3 elemento principal, parte essencial. 4 pedestal. 5 Bot, Zool extremidade ligada ao tronco. 6 Chem base. 7 tento em certos jogos. 8 lugar de partida. 9 Mil base de operações ou de reaprovisionamento. 10 Arith, Geom base. 11 matéria-prima. 12 Archit fundamento, alicerce. 13 Gram raiz. • vt 1 fazer ou formar base, fundar. 2 estabelecer, basear. 3 servir de base a. • adj básico, de base. base tee Jur fideicomisso parcialmente anulado.————————base2[beis] adj 1 vil, abjeto, baixo, egoísta, ignóbil. 2 ordinário, comum, desprezível. 3 de nascença ou origem baixa ou modesta. 4 inferior, de pouco valor. 5 falsificado, ilegítimo. 6 baixo, grave (som). 7 degradante, aviltante. 8 servil, subserviente. -
45 biased
bi.ased[b'aiəst] adj 1 inclinado. 2 preconcebido, tendencioso, polarizado, viciado, parcial. biased opinion / opinião tendenciosa. -
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47 contempt
[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) desprezo2) (disregard for the law.) desacato•- contemptibly
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- contemptuously* * *con.tempt[kənt'empt] n 1 desprezo, desdém. he brings me into contempt / ele me despreza. I hold him in contempt / menosprezo-o. 2 Jur desrespeito, desobediência. beneath contempt abaixo de qualquer crítica. in contempt of apesar de. it deserves contempt merece desprezo. to feel contempt for desprezar. -
48 contention
1) (an opinion put forward.) asserção2) (argument; disagreement.) disputa* * *con.ten.tion[kənt'enʃən] n 1 contenção, disputa, briga, contenda, combate. 2 argumentação, discussão, altercação. 3 objeto de controvérsia. 4 afirmação, alegação, argumento, ponto de vista, opinião sustentada em uma discussão. 5 controvérsia, discórdia. bone of contention fig objeto da contenda, pomo de discórdia. -
49 criticise
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) criticar2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) criticar* * *crit.i.cise[kr'itisaiz] vt+vi = criticize. -
50 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) criticar2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) criticar* * *crit.i.cize[kr'itisaiz] vt+vi 1 desaprovar, criticar, censurar. 2 julgar, fazer crítica. -
51 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) corrente2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) corrente2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corrente•- current account* * *cur.rent[k'∧rənt] n 1 corrente, fluxo. 2 corrente elétrica. 3 andamento, curso, movimento. 4 direção geral, tendência. 5 correnteza. • adj 1 circulante, corrente. 2 prevalecente, de uso comum, em voga, generalizado. 3 presente, em vigor, atual. 4 Com em aberto. alternating current corrente alternada. continuous current, direct current Electr corrente contínua. current of modern opinion tendência da opinião moderna. it passes for current that... supõe-se geralmente que... three-phase current Electr corrente trifásica. to pass current a) ser aceito como válido. b) ser de praxe. to sell for current payment vender à vista. -
52 deliver
[di'livə]1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) entregar2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) fazer3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) assistir ao parto•- delivery* * *de.liv.er[dil'ivə] vt+vi 1 libertar, resgatar, salvar, soltar, livrar ( from). 2 partejar, servir de parteira, delivrar. 3 entregar, passar, dar, passar às mãos. 4 distribuir (cartas, jornais, etc.). 5 desferir (um golpe). 6 pronunciar, proferir (uma sentença, um discurso), recitar. to be delivered of Med dar à luz (um filho). to deliver oneself of an opinion dizer sua opinião. to deliver the goods a) entregar a mercadoria. b) fig cumprir uma promessa. to deliver up entregar, abandonar. -
53 demonstrate
['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) demonstrar2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrar3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) manifestar-se•- demonstrator
- demonstrative adjective/pronoun* * *de.mon.strate[d'emənstreit] vt 1 demonstrar, demostrar, provar por meio de raciocínio concludente, mostrar, manifestar, revelar, ensinar praticamente. 2 participar de uma demonstração pública. -
54 demonstration
1) (a display or exhibition (of how something works etc): I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher.) demonstração2) ((also demo ['demou] - plural demos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc.) manifestação* * *dem.on.stra.tion[demənstr'eiʃən] n 1 demonstração, prova concludente. 2 manifestação, comício, passeata. 3 palestra ou explicação em que se demonstra como fazer ou usar algo. -
55 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferença2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) discussão3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferença•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *dif.fer.ence[d'ifərəns] n 1 diferença, falta de semelhança, divergência, diversidade, distinção. 2 desconformidade, controvérsia, disputa, querela, altercação. 3 intervalo, distância entre dois números, subtração indicada. it makes no difference dá no mesmo, não importa. to split the difference chegar a um meio-termo, chegar a um acordo. what difference does it make? que diferença faz? que importa? -
56 disapprove
[disə'pru:v](to have an unfavourable opinion (of): Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.) desaprovar- disapproving
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57 dissent
[di'sent] 1. noun(disagreement: There was a murmur of dissent.) discordância2. verb((with from) to disagree: I dissent from the general opinion.) discordar* * *dis.sent[dis'ent] n 1 dissensão, diferença de opinião, discordância. 2 dissidência, heterodoxia. • vi ( from) dissentir, divergir, discordar, desconcordar, diferir, desconformar. -
58 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) eco2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) ecoar2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) repetir* * *ech.o['ekou] n (pl echoes) eco: 1 repetição de som, repercussão. 2 fig imitador. 3 Mus repetição de um som ou de uma frase. • vt+vi 1 ecoar: a) ressoar. b) repetir, repercutir. 2 fig arremedar. to cheer to the echo aplaudir calorosamente. -
59 esteem
[i'sti:m] 1. verb(to value or respect.)2. noun(favourable opinion; respect: His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.) afecto/admiração, apreço* * *es.teem[ist'i:m] n 1 estima, consideração, apreço. 2 opinião favorável. he esteems her / ele a valoriza. 3 estimativa, avaliação, cálculo, cômputo. I esteem it an honour / eu considero isso uma honra. • vt 1 estimar. 2 avaliar. -
60 estimation
noun (judgement; opinion: In my estimation, he is the more gifted artist of the two.) opinião* * *es.ti.ma.tion[estim'ei82n] n 1 estimativa, avaliação, apreciação, cálculo, cômputo. 2 orçamento. 3 estima. I hold him in high estimation / tenho-o em alta estima. 4 honra. in my estimation a meu ver, na minha opinião.
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