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61 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) risca2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) traço2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) raiar2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) voar•- streaky* * *[stri:k] n 1 faixa, risca, linha, listra. 2 Geol veio, filão, camada. 3 traço, elemento, vestígio. 4 estria, veia. 5 temporada, período, "onda". 6 raio (de luz). • vt+vi 1 riscar, listar, deixar riscado. 2 ficar riscado. 3 coll mover-se com muita rapidez. 4 correr despido em público. a jealous streak um traço de ciúme. like a streak como um raio (muito rápido). streak of luck período de sorte. streaks of mist nuvens de neblina. -
62 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) carta de recomendação* * *tes.ti.mo.ni.al[testim'ouniəl] n 1 atestado, certificado, certidão, referência. 2 presente de reconhecimento ou de honra. • adj 1 de honra. 2 de testemunho. -
63 title role
(the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title: He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'.) papel principal* * *ti.tle role[t'aitəl roul] n papel principal (teatro ou cinema). -
64 trait
[treit](a particular quality of a person's character: Patience is one of his good traits.) traço* * *[treit] n traço (característico), feição, peculiaridade. -
65 transformation
1) (the act of transforming or process of being transformed: the transformation of water into ice.) transformação2) (a change: The event caused a transformation in her character.) transformação* * *trans.for.ma.tion[trænsfəm'eiʃən] n 1 transformação. 2 alteração. -
66 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) enroscar(-se)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) enrolar3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) torção2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rosca3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) desvio•- twisted- twister* * *[twist] n 1 guinada, mudança repentina. 2 giro, volta, rotação. 3 torcedura, torção. 4 trança. 5 entrelaçamento. 6 fio torcido, retrós, cordel, corda. 7 tecido. 8 trançado. 9 esquisitice, idiossincrasia. she has got a twist in her character / ela não regula bem. 10 espiral. 11 raias (de uma arma de fogo). 12 esforço de torção. 13 fumo em corda. 14 Amer fig mulherzinha. 15 fig truque ardiloso. 16 rosca. 17 twist: dança de contorções rítmicas. • vt+vi 1 torcer, retorcer. I twisted the knife out of his hand torci a faca da mão dele. he twisted his wrist ele torceu o pulso. 2 trançar, entrelaçar, tecer. 3 enrolar, enroscar, enlaçar. 4 fig emaranhar, enredar. 5 cingir, rodear. 6 curvar, virar. 7 torcer-se, serpear. 8 retorcer, desfigurar. 9 torcer, alterar, mudar (significado, palavras). 10 fazer grinaldas, ramalhetes. 11 dançar twist. give a twist someone’s arm induzir ou persuadir. to twist someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. -
67 villain
['vilən](a person who is wicked or of very bad character: the villain of the play/story.) vilão- villainy* * *vil.lain[v'ilən] n 1 vilão, homem desprezível, miserável, patife, birbante. 2 coll maroto, pândego, bandido. 3 Hist servo. -
68 virtue
['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.)2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) virtude3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) virtude•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *vir.tue[v'ə:tʃu:] n 1 virtude. 2 probidade, retidão. 3 eficiência, eficácia, efeito. 4 excelência, valor, mérito. 5 castidade, pureza. by virtue of one’s recommendation em virtude de, por força de, devido a ou graças à recomendação. -
69 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) fraco2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) fraco3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) fraco4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) fraco5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sem graça•- weakly- weaken
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- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k] adj 1 fraco: a) débil. b) frágil, quebradiço. c) aguado, ralo, diluído. d) sem lógica (argumento). e) Gram que forma os tempos passados de forma regular, pelo acréscimo de -ed, -d ou -t (verbos, na lígua inglesa). 2 inapto. 3 vulnerável. 4 ineficiente, deficiente, ineficaz, inadequado. 5 facilmente influenciável. 6 simplório, bobo, tolo. 7 sem força legal (documento). 8 irresoluto, vacilante. 9 Com fraco (dinheiro, moeda). his weak part/ paint/ side/ spot seu lado ou ponto fraco. weak and weary cansado, fatigado, esgotado, exausto. -
70 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) enfraquecer* * *weak.en[w'i:kən] vt+vi 1 enfraquecer(-se), debilitar(-se). 2 atenuar, diminuir, reduzir. 3 afrouxar. 4 ceder. -
71 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) fraqueza2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) fraqueza* * *weak.ness[w'i:knis] n 1 fraqueza: a) fragilidade. b) debilidade, estado adoentado. 2 imbecilidade. 3 inclinação, lado fraco. 4 ponto fraco, deficiência. a weakness for someone/ something Braz, coll uma queda por (inclinação para/por, gostar muito de). she had a weakness for him / ela tinha uma queda por ele. weakness of mind a) fraqueza de espírito. b) falta de caráter. writing is his weakness escrever é o seu fraco. -
72 identify with
(to feel in sympathy with (eg a character in a story).) identificar-se com -
73 in the form of
(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) em forma de -
74 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.) mostrar-se tal qual éEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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75 take after
(to be like (someone, especially a parent or relation) in appearance or character: She takes after her father.) parecer-se com -
76 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) escurecer2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) denegrir3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) engraxar de preto -
77 calibre
['kælibə]1) (the inner diameter of a gun barrel etc.) calibre2) ((of a person) quality of character; ability: a salesman of extremely high calibre.) qualidade -
78 defect
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79 determination
1) (firmness of character or stubbornness: She showed her determination by refusing to give way.) determinação2) (the act of determining.) determinação -
80 disreputable
[-'repju-]1) (not respectable, especially in appearance: a disreputable old coat.) vergonhoso2) (of bad reputation: He's rather a disreputable character.) desabonador
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