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1 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *troub.le[tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas. -
2 apt
[æpt]1) ((with to) likely: He is apt to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.) capaz2) (suitable: an apt remark.) adequado3) (clever; quick to learn: an apt student.) esperto•- aptly- aptness* * *apt1[æpt] adj 1 apto, competente, hábil. 2 apropriado, adequado, próprio, conveniente. 3 disposto, inclinado, tendente. students who are not kept on their toes are apt to disturb the class / alunos que não estão muito envolvidos na aula tendem a perturbá-la. 4 inteligente, perspicaz, sagaz, esperto. -
3 involve
[in'volv]1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) envolver2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) envolvido•- involved- involvement* * *in.volve[inv'ɔlv] vt 1 envolver, embrulhar, conter, incluir. 2 implicar, acarretar, comprometer. 3 emaranhar, complicar. 4 ocupar, absorver (a atenção). 5 Math potenciar. -
4 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberdade2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberdade3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberdade•- take the liberty of* * *lib.er.ty[l'ibəti] n (pl liberties) 1 liberdade. 2 licença, permissão. 3 privilégio. 4 direitos, regalias, imunidades. to be at liberty a) estar livre. b) ter plena liberdade de, ficar a critério de. c) estar livre ou desocupado. to set at liberty pôr em liberdade. to take liberties agir com familiaridade indevida, abusar, tomar liberdades. to take the liberty tomar a liberdade. -
5 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) proceder3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) começar a4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) derivar5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) proceder contra•- proceeds* * *pro.ceed[prəs'i:d] vi 1 proceder: a) prosseguir, continuar. b) derivar-se, originar-se, emanar, provir (from, out of, de). the noise proceeded from the adjoining room / o barulho provinha da sala ao lado. c) agir, obrar. d) ter seguimento. e) Jur instaurar processo contra. he proceeded against his partner / ele instaurou processo contra seu sócio. 2 ocorrer, ter lugar. he proceeded on his voyage / ele prosseguiu viagem. 3 reatar (discurso). 4 obter um grau acadêmico. he proceeded to the degree of... / ele obteve o grau de... -
6 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) apanhar -
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8 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) alcançar -
9 involve
[in'volv]1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) acarretar2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) envolver•- involved- involvement -
10 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberdade2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberdade3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberdade•- take the liberty of -
11 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar, prosseguir2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) proceder3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) começar a4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) provir de5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) processar•- proceeds
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