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1 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) esforçado* * *all-out[ɔ:l 'aut] adj completo, total. an all-out effort um esforço completo. -
2 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) máximo -
3 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
4 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *as1[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.————————as2[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos. -
5 eventuality
[-'æ-]- plural eventualities - noun (a possible happening: We are ready for all eventualities.) eventualidade* * *e.ven.tu.al.i.ty[ivent8u'æliti] n eventualidade, casualidade, contingência. -
6 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *eve.ry['evri] adj cada (um), todo, todos. I expect her every minute / eu a espero a cada momento. his every word / todas as suas palavras. she has every bit as much as her sister / ela tem exatamente tanto quanto a sua irmã. every day diariamente, todos os dias. every now and then de vez em quando. every one cada um isoladamente. every other day / dia sim, dia não. every ten days de dez em dez dias. every time a cada momento, a qualquer oportunidade. every two days de dois em dois dias. -
7 least
[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) menos2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) menos- at least- not in the least* * *[li:st] n a menor parcela, o mínimo. • adj menor, mínimo. • adv menos. at least ao menos, pelo menos, de qualquer forma. at the least no mínimo. last but not least último mas não menos importante. least common denominator Math mínimo denominador comum. least common multiple Math mínimo múltiplo comum. not in the least de maneira alguma, de modo algum. to say the least of it para dizer pouco, é o mínimo que se pode dizer. -
8 probable
['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) provável- probably- probability
- in all probability* * *prob.a.ble[pr'ɔbəbəl] adj 1 provável, verossímil. 2 presumível. the probable author of a book o autor presumível de um livro. -
9 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *[risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo. -
10 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) poupar2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos. -
11 in order (that)
(so that: He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.) para que -
12 slightest
adjective ((often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all: I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her.) o mais pequeno -
13 eventuality
[-'æ-]- plural eventualities - noun (a possible happening: We are ready for all eventualities.) eventualidade -
14 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) todo, todos2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada•- everyone - everyday - everything - everywhere - every bit as - every now and then / every now and again / every so often - every time -
15 in order (that)
(so that: He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.) a fim de que -
16 least
[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) o mínimo2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) menos- at least- not in the least -
17 probable
['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) provável- probably- probability - in all probability -
18 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar(-se) a•- risky- at a person's own risk - at own risk - at risk - at the risk of - run/take the risk of - run/take the risk - take risks / take a risk -
19 slightest
adjective ((often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all: I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her.) mínimo
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