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1 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. -
2 virtue
['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) virtude2) (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 -
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4 a woman of easy virtue
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5 by virtue of one’s recommendation
by virtue of one’s recommendationem virtude de, por força de, devido a ou graças à recomendação.English-Portuguese dictionary > by virtue of one’s recommendation
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6 paragon
['pærəɡən, ]( American[) -ɡon](a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) exemplo* * *par.a.gon[p'ærəgən] n 1 modelo de perfeição, protótipo, padrão. a paragon of virtue / um modelo de virtude. 2 diamante de mais de 100 quilates. 3 Typogr tipo de corpo 20. -
7 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) fácil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) folgado3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) amigável4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) descontraído* * *eas.y['i:zi] adj 1 fácil, leve, cômodo, confortável, natural. 2 indolor, tranqüilo. 3 confortante, tranqüilizador. 4 tranqüilo, sossegado, indolente. 5 afável, tratável. 6 acessível, cooperativo, oficioso, serviçal. 7 style fluente, ligeiro, agradável. 8 solto, folgado, frouxo. 9 corriqueiro, vulgar. • adv facilmente, suavemente. • interj devagar! cuidado! an easy task tarefa fácil. a woman of easy virtue mulher promíscua. easier said than done mais fácil falar do que fazer. easy all! parado! easy come, easy go fácil vem, fácil vai. easy does it vá com calma, não se afobe. easy on the ear/ eye agradável aos ouvidos/olhos. easy over frito dos dois lados. easy style estilo agradável, fluente. easy to do fácil de fazer. free and easy desembaraçado, sem cerimônias. I’m easy para mim tanto faz, por mim tudo bem. on easy street Amer financeiramente independente. on easy terms financiado, facilitado (pagamento). stand easy Mil à vontade. take it easy calma! não se afobe!. to go easy on ir com calma. -
8 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) paciência2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) paciência* * *pa.tience[p'eiʃəns] n 1 paciência, perseverança. I have no patience with him / não posso suportá-lo. have patience with him! / tenha paciência com ele! 2 resignação. 3 Brit paciência: jogo de cartas para uma só pessoa. the patience of Job (ou of a Saint) coll paciência de Jó, paciência de santo. to be out of patience with estar exasperado com. -
9 paragon
['pærəɡən, ]( American[) -ɡon](a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) paradigma -
10 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) paciência2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) paciência
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