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61 kernel
['kə:nl]1) (the softer substance inside the shell of a nut, or the stone of a fruit such as a plum, peach etc.) miolo2) (the central, most important part of a matter.) miolo* * *ker.nel[k'ə:nəl] n 1 semente contida em noz ou caroço. 2 grão ou semente semelhante ao trigo ou milho. 3 parte central mais importante. 4 fig âmago, núcleo. • vt envolver, encerrar. -
62 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) chave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) escala5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) chave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) escala2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) essencial- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *key1[ki:] n 1 chave, chaveta (também Electr). 2 código, padrão, legenda. 3 solução, explicação, decifração, código. 4 posição-chave, reduto. 5 pessoa ou coisa indispensável, dirigente, comandante. 6 pino, parafuso, contrapino, cunha, porca. 7 chave de fenda, chave inglesa. 8 tecla, lingüeta de flauta e outros instrumentos de sopro. 9 Mus escala, tonalidade. what’s the key? / Mus qual é a chave? 10 estilo musical ou literário. 11 keys pl membros da câmara de representantes na Ilha de Man. • vt 1 Tech encaixar, entalhar. 2 fechar à chave, chavear. 3 Typogr calçar. 4 Mus afinar. 5 ajustar, acertar (um discurso à altura do auditório). 6 fig conferir, estar certo. • adj 1 controlador de controle. 2 muito importante, essencial, fundamental. he had the key of the street sl ele teve de passar a noite no olho da rua. master key chave-mestra. natural key Mus chave natural. to key in Comp introduzir comandos ou dados através da digitação. to key up incitar, estimular, Mus elevar o tom.————————key2[ki:] n recife, parcel, baixio. -
63 king
[kiŋ]1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) rei2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) rei3) (the most important piece in chess.) rei•- kingdom- kingly
- kingliness
- kingfisher
- king-sized
- king-size* * *[kiŋ] n 1 rei, soberano, monarca. 2 Amer coll líder. 3 Game rei: a) peça principal do xadrez. b) carta do baralho. 4 jogo de dama ( draughts). • vi 1 coroar um rei. 2 governar como soberano, chefiar, desempenhar o papel do rei. • adj 1 principal. 2 sl excelente. he kinged it ele bancou o rei. King James Version versão autorizada (tradução inglesa da Bíblia feita em 1611). king of beasts Zool rei dos animais (leão). king of birds a águia. King of kings 1 Rei dos reis: Cristo. 2 título de vários monarcas orientais. king of metals ouro. king’s bench tribunal superior. king’s evil Med escrófula (doença supostamente curável pelo toque de um rei). king’s highway estrada real, estrada pública. the king is dead, long live the king rei morto, rei posto. to turn king’s evidence depor contra o cúmplice. -
64 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. -
65 lesser
adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) menor* * *less.er[l'esə] adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. -
66 link
[liŋk] 1. noun1) (a ring of a chain: There was a worn link in the chain and it broke; an important link in the chain of the evidence.) elo2) (anything connecting two things: His job was to act as a link between the government and the press.) elo2. verb(to connect as by a link: The new train service links the suburbs with the heart of the city.) ligar- link up* * *link1[liŋk] n 1 argola, elo. 2 conexão. 3 Typogr medida de 7,92 polegadas. 4 articulação. 5 ligação, vínculo. • vt encadear, unir, ligar.————————link2[liŋk] n archote, tocha.————————link3[liŋk] vi caminhar apressadamente. -
67 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit.tle[l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso. -
68 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) fonte- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *[mein] n 1 força física. 2 cano ou esgoto principal, cano mestre. • adj principal, essencial. blast main conduto de ar. in the main na maior parte. Spanish Main Hist costa nordeste da América do Sul e as partes adjacentes do mar do Caribe. with might and main com toda a força. -
69 maize
[meiz]((American corn, Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America.) milho* * *[meiz] n milho. -
70 material
[mə'tiəriəl] 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) material2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) tecido2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) material2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) material3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) fundamental•- materialize
- materialise
- materialization
- materialisation* * *ma.te.ri.al[mət'iəriəl] n 1 material, matéria, substância. 2 tecido, estofo. 3 dados para trabalho acadêmico. • adj 1 material. 2 importante, essencial. -
71 materially
adverb (to a great or important extent: Circumstances have changed materially.) consideravelmente* * *ma.te.ri.al.ly[mət'iəriəli] adv materialmente. -
72 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) matéria2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) assunto3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *mat.ter[m'ætə] n 1 matéria, substância. 2 assunto, tópico. 3 negócio, questão, causa. 4 pus. 5 importância. 6 caso. 7 dificuldade. • vi 1 importar, significar. 2 supurar. for that matter no que diz respeito ao assunto. in the matter of a respeito de. no matter não importa. no matter where onde quer que seja. no matter which qualquer que seja. printed matter impresso (correio). that’s what the matter is aí é que está. what is the matter? o que há? -
73 meaningful
adjective ((often used loosely) important in some way: a meaningful statement/relationship.) significativo* * *mean.ing.ful[m'i:niŋful] adj significativo. -
74 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) marco2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) marco* * *mile.stone[m'ailstoun] n marco miliário. -
75 moreover
adverb (also; what is more important: I don't like the idea, and moreover, I think it's illegal.) além do mais* * *more.o.ver[mɔ:r'ouvə] adv além disso, além do mais. -
76 neither here nor there
(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) não vem ao caso* * *neither here nor therenão tem importância, não é relevante. -
77 no matter
(it is not important: `He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.') não importa* * *no matternão importa. -
78 not at all
(it does not matter; it is not important etc: `Thank you for helping me.' `Not at all.') de nada* * *not at allde forma alguma.————————not at allde jeito nenhum.————————not at allem absoluto, em nenhuma hipótese. -
79 nutrient
['nju:triənt]noun (a substance which gives nourishment: This food contains important nutrients.) elemento nutricional* * *nu.tri.ent[nj'u:triənt] n nutriente: substância nutritiva. • adj nutritivo, nutriente. -
80 overestimate
[əuvər'estimeit](to estimate, judge etc (something) to be greater, larger or more important than it is: He overestimates his own ability.) sobrestimar* * *o.ver.es.ti.mate[ouvər'estimit] n avaliação excessiva. • [ouvər'estimeit] vt avaliar em demasia, superestimar, sobrestimar.
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important — important, ante [ ɛ̃pɔrtɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1476; it. importante → importance I ♦ (Choses) 1 ♦ Qui importe; qui a beaucoup d intérêt, de grandes conséquences. ⇒ considérable, grand. Question importante. ⇒ majeur. Rôle important. Extrêmement… … Encyclopédie Universelle
important — important, ante (in por tan, tan t ) adj. 1° Qui importe, qui est de conséquence, qui est considérable. Il est important de se hâter. • Une perte si importante, VAUGEL. Q. C. p. 180. • Un mot important pour ton bien, Et qui peut établir ton … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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important — Important, [import]ante. adj. Qui importe, qui est de consequence, qui est considerable. Discours important, mot important, parole importante. cette affaire est fort importante. la faute que vous avez faite est plus importante que vous ne pensez … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
important — important, importantly Both words have a special elliptical use dating from the 1930s, in which one or other stands by itself (or qualified by more, most, etc.) as a kind of sentence adverb: • Perhaps more importantly, income not applied to… … Modern English usage
Important — Im*por tant, a. [F. important. See {Import}, v. t.] 1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
important — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. important and directly from M.L. importantem (nom. importans), prp. of importare be significant in, from L. importare bring in (see IMPORT (Cf. import)). Related: Importantly … Etymology dictionary
important — [adj1] valuable, substantial big, big league*, chief, considerable, conspicuous, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, earnest, essential, esteemed, exceptional, exigent, extensive, far reaching, foremost, front page*, grave, great, heavy,… … New thesaurus
important — I (urgent) adjective acute, called for, clamant, clamorous, cogent, compelling, critical, crucial, crying, demanding attention, driving, essential, exigent, high priority, impelling, imperative, importunate, in demand, indispensable, inescapable … Law dictionary
important — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great significance or value. 2) having high rank or social status. DERIVATIVES importance noun importantly adverb … English terms dictionary
important — [im pôrt′ nt] adj. [Fr < OIt importante < ML importans, prp. of importare: see IMPORT] 1. meaning a great deal; having much significance, consequence, or value 2. having, or acting as if having, power, authority, influence, high position,… … English World dictionary
