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4 a taint of insanity
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[in'sein]1) (mad; mentally ill.) louco2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) tolo•- insanity* * *in.sane[ins'ein] adj 1 insano, demente, doente mental, louco, doido. 2 coll tolo, inconseqüente. -
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['lu:nəsi](insanity; madness.) loucura- lunatic* * *lu.na.cy[l'u:nəsi] n 1 demência, insânia. 2 extravagância, conduta disparatada. -
7 schizophrenia
[ski ə'fri:niə](a form of insanity in which the patient becomes severely withdrawn from reality, has delusions etc.) esquizofrenia* * *schiz.o.phre.ni.a[skitzəfr'i:niə] n Med esquizofrenia. -
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[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) contaminar2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) contaminar2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) mancha- tainted* * *[t'eint] n 1 mancha, mácula, nódoa. 2 decadência, corrupção. 3 defeito, sinal. • vt+vi 1 manchar, sujar, enodoar. 2 estragar, envenenar, corromper. 3 ficar estragado. a taint of insanity loucura latente. -
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[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orla2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) beirar* * *verge1[və:dʒ] n 1 beira, margem, borda, orla. 2 limite, divisa. 3 arredor, recinto, alcance, campo visual, horizonte. 4 circunscrição, comarca, vara. 5 alçada. 6 cercadura de um canteiro. 7 cumeeira. 8 vara, bastão, insígnia de autoridade. 9 fuste de coluna. • vi estar à margem de, limitar com, fazer divisa com, estar contíguo a. to be on the verge of life estar no crepúsculo da vida. to be on the verge of starvation estar à beira da miséria, da fome. to be within the verge of the rays estar ao alcance dos raios.————————verge2[və:dʒ] vi tender, inclinar-se, pender. his behaviour verges on madness / o seu comportamento chega às raias da loucura. the colour verges on red / a cor pende para o vermelho. -
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[in'sein]1) (mad; mentally ill.) louco2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) insensato•- insanity -
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12 schizophrenia
[ski ə'fri:niə](a form of insanity in which the patient becomes severely withdrawn from reality, has delusions etc.) esquizofrenia -
13 verge
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