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81 colossal
[kə'losəl](very big; enormous: a colossal increase in the price of books.) colossal -
82 cosmetic
[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) cosmético2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) cosmético -
83 crescendo
[kri'ʃendəu]plural - crescendos; noun((especially in music) a gradual and continuous increase in loudness.) crescendo -
84 crime
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85 deepen
1) (to make or become deeper: He deepened the hole.) aprofundar(-se)2) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) aumentar -
86 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) corrente de ar2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) gole3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) calado•- draughts- draughty -
87 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) enfeitar2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) enfeitar• -
88 escalate
['eskəleit](to increase or enlarge rapidly: Prices are escalating.) subir, escalar -
89 expectation
[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) expectativa -
90 explosion
[-ʒən]1) (a blowing up, or the noise caused by this: a gas explosion; The explosion could be heard a long way off.) explosão2) (the action of exploding: the explosion of the atom bomb.) explosão3) (a sudden showing of strong feelings etc: an explosion of laughter.) explosão4) (a sudden great increase: an explosion in food prices.) explosão -
91 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) abanarII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fã -
92 get up
1) (to (cause to) get out of bed: I got up at seven o'clock; Get John up at seven o'clock.) levantar(-se)2) (to stand up.) levantar(-se)3) (to increase (usually speed).) ganhar, aumentar4) (to arrange, organize or prepare (something): We must get up some sort of celebration for him when he leaves.) organizar -
93 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) subir2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) ser erigido -
94 heighten
1) (to make or become higher: to heighten the garden wall.) elevar2) (to increase (an effect etc).) intensificar -
95 hors d'oeuvre
[o:'də:vr, ]( American[) o:r'də:rv]plural - hors d'oeuvre(s); noun(food eg olives, sardines etc served before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite.) -
96 hot up
past tense, past participle - hotted; verb (to increase; to become more exciting etc.) esquentar -
97 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) no interesse deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > in the interest(s) of
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98 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) no interesse deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > in the interest(s) of
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99 increment
['iŋkrəmənt](an increase especially in salary.) aumento -
100 inflation
1) (the process of inflating or being inflated.) inflação2) (a situation in country's economy where prices and wages keep forcing each other to increase.) inflação
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