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  • 21 regalia

    [rə'ɡeiliə]
    1) (objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.) insígnias reais
    2) (any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.) insígnias

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  • 22 care

    [keə] 1. noun
    1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado
    2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado
    3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) cuidado
    4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)
    2. verb
    1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) importar-se
    2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer
    •
    - carefully
    - carefulness
    - careless
    - carelessly
    - carelessness
    - carefree
    - caregiver
    - caretaker
    - careworn
    - care for
    - care of
    - take care
    - take care of
    * * *
    [kɛə] n cuidado: 1 atenção, prudência, precaução. 2 proteção, guarda, diligência. 3 esmero. 4 preocupação. • vt+vi preocupar-se com, importar-se com. I do not care whether he comes or not / para mim tanto faz se ele vem ou não. why should I care what he does? / por que eu deveria me importar com o que ele faz? care of (c/o) Messrs. G. & R. ao cuidado (a/c) dos Srs. G. & R. free from care despreocupado. full of care preocupado. I couldn’t care less não dou a mínima, não me importo. I do not care a pin eu não me incomodo com coisa alguma. in, under my care sob meus cuidados. let that be my cares deixe isto a meu cuidado. to care about ou for gostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her / eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me / ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. to take care (of) cuidar (de), tomar conta (de). take care not to break it! / cuidado para não quebrar isso! take care! / cuide-se! (usado quando alguém se despede). who takes care of the children? / quem toma conta das crianças? who cares? não me importo de jeito nenhum.

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  • 23 chief

    [ i:f] 1. adjective
    (greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) principal
    2. noun
    (the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) chefe
    - chief executive officer
    - chieftain
    * * *
    [tʃi:f] n 1 chefe, comandante, dirigente, superior, pessoa principal, cabeça. 2 chefe de tribo, cacique. 3 parte mais importante, parte melhor. • adj 1 principal, superior, chefe. 2 primeiro, mais importante, cardinal, essencial. chief-of-staff chefe do estado-maior. in chief supremo, em chefe. too many chiefs and not enough Indians muitos caciques para pouco índio.

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  • 24 consequence

    ['konsikwəns, ]( American[) -kwens]
    1) (a result: This decision will have important consequences.) consequência
    2) (importance: A small error is of no consequence.) importância
    •
    * * *
    con.se.quence
    [k'ɔnsikwəns] n 1 conseqüência, resultado, efeito. I take the consequences / arco com as conseqüências. 2 dedução, conclusão, inferência. 3 importância, relevo. a question of consequence / uma questão de importância. 4 influência, importância social. a man of consequence / um homem notável. in consequence conseqüentemente, portanto. in consequence of por isso, por. in consequence of which motivo pelo qual. of no consequence sem importância. that’s of no consequence / isso não faz mal, não tem importância. people of consequence gente influente, pessoas importantes.

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  • 25 dignity

    ['diɡnəti]
    1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignidade
    2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignidade
    3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) importância
    4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) amor próprio
    * * *
    dig.ni.ty
    [d'igniti] n 1 dignidade, decência, respeitabilidade, nobreza, decoro. the job is beneath his dignity / o emprego não está à sua altura. 2 distinção, alto cargo ou ofício honorífico. 3 dignitário. to stand on their dignity manter a sua dignidade.

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  • 26 disgrace

    [dis'ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) desgraça
    2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) desonra
    3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergonha
    2. verb
    1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) desonrar
    2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) degradar
    •
    - disgracefully
    * * *
    dis.grace
    [disgr'eis] n 1 desgraça, desfavor, desvalimento, desestima, descrédito. 2 vergonha, desonra, ignomínia. • vt 1 desgraçar, causar desgraça a, desfavorecer, desestimar, despedir em desgraça. 2 desonrar, envergonhar, degradar. in disgrace desacreditado. to be a disgrace to ser a vergonha de. to bring disgrace on causar vergonha a. to fall into disgrace with cair no desagrado de.

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  • 27 emphasis

    ['emfəsis]
    plural - emphases; noun
    1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) ênfase
    2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) ênfase
    3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) ênfase
    •
    - emphasise
    - emphatic
    - emphatically
    * * *
    em.pha.sis
    ['emf2sis] n 1 ênfase, força dialética. 2 importância. she lays great emphasis on being told everything / ela faz questão de que lhe contem tudo. 3 acentuação, relevo.

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  • 28 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) fundamental
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) fundamento
    * * *
    fun.da.men.tal
    [f∧ndəm'entəl] n 1 fundamento, princípio, base, regra ou lei fundamental. 2 parte essencial. 3 Mus base, nota fundamental ou básica. 4 Phys onda fundamental. • adj fundamental: básico, principal, essencial.

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  • 29 giant

    1. feminine - giantess; noun
    1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) gigante
    2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) gigante
    3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) gigante
    2. adjective
    (of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) gigante
    * * *
    gi.ant
    [dʒ'aiənt] n gigante. • adj gigantesco. giant strides Gym passo de gigante.

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  • 30 heyday

    ['heidei]
    (the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) apogeu
    * * *
    hey.day
    [h'eidei] n 1 auge, apogeu. in the heyday of youth / no apogeu da mocidade. 2 vigor.

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  • 31 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse
    3) (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.) juro
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções
    5) (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).) sociedade
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar
    2) ((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.

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  • 32 magnitude

    ['mæɡnitju:d]
    1) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) importância
    2) (size: a star of great magnitude.) tamanho
    * * *
    mag.ni.tude
    [m'ægnitju:d] n 1 magnitude, grandeza, importância. 2 extensão, dimensão. 3 valor. 4 brilho.

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  • 33 major

    ['mei‹ə] 1. adjective
    (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) principal
    2. noun
    1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major
    2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)
    3. verb
    ((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)
    - major-general
    - the age of majority
    * * *
    ma.jor
    [m'eidʒə] n 1 Mil major. 2 Jur maior de idade. 3 Mus a clave maior. • vi Educ formar-se, especializar-se. • adj maior, principal.

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  • 34 minor

    1. adjective
    1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) pouco importante
    2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)
    2. verb
    ((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)
    3. noun
    (a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor
    - be in the minority
    * * *
    mi.nor
    [m'ainə] n 1 menor (de idade). 2 premissa menor de um silogismo. 3 tom menor. • adj 1 menor. 2 inferior. 3 secundário. • vi Amer dedicar-se à cadeira ou matéria de estudos considerada de menor interesse do que a especialização escolhida.

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  • 35 pedant

    ['pedənt]
    1) (a person who makes a great show of his knowledge.) pedante
    2) (a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.) pedante
    •
    - pedantically
    - pedantry
    * * *
    ped.ant
    [p'edənt] n 1 pedante. 2 formalista.

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  • 36 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar
    •
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
    * * *
    [pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

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  • 37 precedence

    ['presidəns]
    noun ((the right of) going before in order of importance etc: This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment.) precedência
    * * *
    prec.e.dence
    [pr'esidəns] n precedência: a) prioridade. b) primazia, superioridade. take/ have precedence over ter precedência sobre. the order of precedence hierarquia. we have precedence over him temos precedência sobre ele.

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  • 38 retinue

    ['retinju:]
    (the servants, officials etc who accompany a person of importance.) comitiva
    * * *
    ret.i.nue
    [r'etinju:] n acompanhamento, comitiva, cortejo, séquito.

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  • 39 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) opinião
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sentido
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) senso
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) signifcado
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense
    * * *
    [sens] n 1 senso, sentido. he is right in a sense / de certo modo ele tem razão. 2 percepção, sentimento. 3 compreensão, apreensão. can you make sense of this? / compreende isto? 4 inteligência, sabedoria, sagacidade. he has an outspoken sense for journalism / ele tem talento inato para jornalista. 5 sentido, significado. 6 que é razoável ou inteligente. it doesn’t make sense / não tem sentido. 7 opinião geral. he has the right sense for the public / ele sabe agradar o público, ele compreende o público. 8 direção, curso, rumo. • vt 1 sentir, perceber. 2 coll compreender, entender. common sense senso comum, bom senso. figurative sense sentido figurado. in a sense de certo modo, até certo ponto. literal sense sentido literal. strict sense sentido restrito. the five senses os cinco sentidos. the sixth sense o sexto sentido.

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  • 40 significance

    [siɡ'nifikəns]
    noun (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) importância
    * * *
    sig.nif.i.cance
    [sign'if ikəns] n 1 importância, conseqüência. 2 significação, significado, sentido. 3 expressão. 4 implicação.

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