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1 impressive
[-siv]adjective ((negative unimpressive) making a great impression on a person's mind, feelings etc: an impressive ceremony.) impressionante* * *im.pres.sive[impr'esiv] adj impressivo, comovente. -
2 impressive
[-siv]adjective ((negative unimpressive) making a great impression on a person's mind, feelings etc: an impressive ceremony.) impressionante -
3 array
[ə'rei] 1.1) (things, people etc arranged in some order: an impressive array of fabrics.) conjunto2) (clothes: in fine array.) trajo2. verb1) (to put (things, people etc) in some order for show etc: goods arrayed on the counter.) ordenar2) (to dress (oneself) eg in fine clothes.) ataviar* * *ar.ray[ər'ei] n 1 ordem de batalha, formação militar, esquadrão de tropas. 2 ostentação, pompa, exibição. 3 agrupamento, coleção, conjunto. what an array of beautiful girls! / que cortejo de belas moças! 4 vestuário, vestimenta, traje. 5 Jur alistamento ou lista de jurados. 6 Comp matriz, tabela de campos. • vt 1 pôr em ordem, arrumar. 2 enfeitar, vestir, adornar. the women array themselves in silk / as mulheres vestem seda. -
4 commanding
1) (impressive: He has a commanding appearance.) imponente2) (with a wide view: The house had a commanding position on the hill.) sobranceiro* * *com.mand.ing[kəm'a:ndiŋ] adj 1 comandante, que manda. 2 dominante: a) preponderante, predominante. b) que controla. c) poderoso. d) que se eleva acima, que está sobranceiro. 3 imponente, imperioso, autoritário. 4 em comando. 5 imponente, grandioso. a commanding view / uma vista ampla, grandiosa. -
5 dazzling
1) (extremely bright: a dazzling light.) brilhante2) (colourful; impressive: a dazzling display of wit.) deslumbrante* * *daz.zling[d'æzliŋ] adj 1 deslumbrante, deslumbrador, ofuscante. 2 brilhante, esplêndido, encantador, fascinante. -
6 declaim
[di'kleim](to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner: She declaimed against immorality.) arengar* * *de.claim[dikl'eim] vt+vi declamar, recitar, orar em público, falar em tom oratório, falar alto. -
7 entrance
I ['entrəns] noun1) (a place of entering, eg an opening, a door etc: the entrance to the tunnel; The church has an impressive entrance.) entrada2) ((an) act of entering: Hamlet now makes his second entrance.) entrada3) (the right to enter: He has applied for entrance to university; ( also adjective) an entrance exam.) admissão•- entrantII verb(to fill with great delight: The audience were entranced by her singing.) deliciar* * *en.tran.ce1['entr2ns] n 1 entrada, permissão para entrar. no entrance / entrada proibida. 2 ação de entrar. university entrance examination / exame vestibular para ingresso na universidade. 3 porta, abertura, portão. carriage entrance / portão, entrada para veículos. 4 Theat entrada em cena. theatrical entrance / entrada teatral. entrance into office posse em um cargo.————————en.tran.ce2[intr'a:ns; intr'æns] vt arrebatar, enlevar, extasiar. -
8 feat
[fi:t](an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.)* * *[fi:t] n 1 feito, façanha, proeza. 2 destreza, perícia. -
9 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) medrar2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) florescer3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandir2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) floreado2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) floreado3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) floreado•* * *flour.ish[fl'∧riʃ] n 1 floreio (da espada), ação de brandir ou agitar. 2 rasgo de pena, floreado, rabisco, arabesco, ornato de letra. 3 Mus floritura, fanfarra, charanga, clarinada, floreado, prelúdio. 4 esplendor, brilho, ornato, ostentação. 5 florescimento, prosperidade. • vi 1 florescer, prosperar, medrar, vicejar. 2 distinguir-se, viver, ter fama, existir com renome. 3 florear, brandir, menear, agitar. 4 ostentar, exibir. 5 florear com a pena, rabiscar, fazer rasgos de pena, florear a letra, florir, enfeitar, ornar. 6 gabar-se, jactar-se, florear ou ornar um discurso, com flores de eloqüência, usar linguagem florida. 7 Mus florear, preludiar, tocar uma fanfarra. 8 exibir em vitrina. in full flourish em plena flor. to flourish a trumpet florear na trombeta. with a flourish enfático, com um floreado. -
10 galaxy
['ɡæləksi]plural - galaxies; noun1) (a very large group of stars.) galáxia2) (a large group of famous, impressive etc people, things etc: a galaxy of entertainers; a galaxy of new cars.) galáxia•* * *gal.ax.y[g'æləksi] n 1 galáxia. 2 Via Láctea. 3 fig plêiade. galaxy of beauties grupo ou reunião de belezas. -
11 grandeur
['ɡræn‹ə](great and impressive beauty: the grandeur of the Alps.) grandiosidade* * *gran.deur[gr'ændʒə] n grandeza, majestade, excelência, magnificência, dignidade, esplendor. -
12 grandiose
['ɡrændiəus](impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) grandioso* * *gran.di.ose[gr'ændious] adj 1 grandioso, imponente. 2 pomposo, afetado. -
13 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) acentuar3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) fixar4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression* * *im.press['impres] n estampa, carimbo, sinete, sinal, cunho, marca. • [impr'es] vt 1 impressionar, comover, afetar. she was deeply impressed / ela ficou profundamente impressionada. he was favourably impressed by / ele ficou bem impressionado com. 2 imprimir, gravar, estampar. 3 recrutar, forçar. I impressed the necessity on him convenci-o da necessidade. impressed with the idea impressionado com, sob a impressão de. -
14 majesty
['mæ‹əsti]plural - majesties; noun1) (greatness; impressive dignity: the majesty of God.) majestade2) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty.) majestade•- majestic- majestically* * *maj.es.ty[m'ædʒisti] n 1 majestade, grandiosidade, excelência. 2 poder supremo. 3 título de rei ou imperador. -
15 presence
['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) presença2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) presença•- presence of mind* * *pres.ence[pr'ezəns] n 1 presença: a) condição de presente. b) comparecimento. c) local em que uma pessoa se encontra. d) porte, ar, aspecto. he has the presence of his father / ele tem o porte ou ar do seu pai. 2 aparição, espectro. 3 audiência. they were admitted to the presence / foram recebidos em audiência. in the presence of na presença de. in the presence of danger diante do perigo. into their presence à sua presença. presence of mind presença de espírito. the presence os soberanos ou as pessoas de destaque. -
16 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) esplêndido•- proudly- do someone proud
- do proud* * *[praud] adj 1 orgulhoso: a) vaidoso, soberbo, arrogante. b) ufano. c) altivo, altaneiro. 2 magnífico, suntuoso, imponente. 3 esplêndido, admirável. 4 fogoso (montaria). 5 impetuoso (rio, torrente). a proud building uma construção suntuosa. my proudest possession o objeto mais valioso e querido que possuo. proud as a peacock empavonado. they did him proud 1 encheram-no de orgulho. 2 acolheram-no magnificamente. to be proud of orgulhar-se de. -
17 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados. -
18 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
19 spectacle
['spektəkl](a sight, especially one that is very impressive or wonderful: The royal wedding was a great spectacle.) espectáculo- spectacularly* * *spec.ta.cle[sp'ektəkəl] n 1 espetáculo, aspecto, vista. 2 demonstração, exibição. 3 Zool anéis coloridos ao redor dos olhos de certos pássaros, répteis ou mamíferos. a moving spectacle um espetáculo comovente. she made a spectacle of herself ela se comportou (ou se vestiu) de modo a chamar atenção. -
20 spectacular
[-'tækju-]1) (making a great show or display: a spectacular performance.) espectacular2) (impressive; dramatic: a spectacular recovery.) espectacular* * *spec.tac.u.lar[spekt'ækjulə] n apresentação espetacular, programa grandioso e bem elaborado de televisão. • adj 1 espetacular, espetaculoso. 2 relativo a espetáculo ou exibição.
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