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1 fact of life
fact of lifeaspecto fatual da vida humana. -
2 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) facto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) facto•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt] n fato: 1 coisa ou ação feita. founded on fact / baseado em fatos. 2 caso, acontecimento, ocorrência, sucesso, ato. the fact that I was present, the fact of my being present / o fato da minha presença. his facts are doubtful / os fatos por ele alegados são duvidosos. 3 realidade, verdade. is that a fact? / é verdade?, realmente? 4 crime, delito. after the fact / após o delito. a matter-of-fact person uma pessoa sensata, prática, objetiva. as a matter of fact, o fato é que, em verdade, para dizer a verdade, realmente. fact of life aspecto fatual da vida humana. facts of life fatos relativos a sexo, reprodução, parto. in fact de fato, para dizer a verdade. in fact, I won’t put up with it / para dizer a verdade, não admitirei. hard facts crua realidade. -
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[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fato2) (reality: fact or fiction.) fato•- factual - factually - as a matter of fact - in fact - in point of fact -
4 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) acentuar- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias. -
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[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) verdadeiro2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) exacto3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) verdadeiro4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) verdadeiro•- trueness- truly* * *[tru:] n 1 veracidade, verdade. 2 precisão, exatidão. 3 ajustamento, posição certa. • vt 1 ajustar, retificar, centrar. 2 cortar no esquadro. 3 endireitar. 4 desempenhar. 5 aparar (papel). • adj 1 verdadeiro, certo, verídico. it proved (to be) true / mostrou-se ser verdadeiro. 2 real, genuíno, legítimo. 3 sincero. 4 leal, fiel. will you be true to me? / você me será fiel? 5 probo, direito, próprio, correto, exato, autêntico. 6 legal, de direito. 7 seguro, de confiança. 8 certo, exato, em posição certa, no esquadro, ajustado. the beam is true / a viga está em posição horizontal. 9 inalterado, constante. • adv verdadeiramente, exatamente. 3 lealmente. 4 de fato, realmente. it is true I have never written to her / realmente nunca lhe escrevi. for true na realidade. likely to be true verossímil, provavelmente verdadeiro. out of true a) fora de nível. b) sem forma precisa. to come true realizar-se (sonho), acontecer como esperado. to hold true aprovar, servir, confirmar-se. true but... admitido, mas... true to de conformidade com. true to his promise fiel à sua promessa. true to life como na vida real, fiel ao modelo. true to nature natural, conforme à natureza. Yours truly... (em cartas) sinceramente de V. S... -
6 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão, estresse2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) ênfase2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) enfatizar, acentuar- lay/put stress on
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fact of life — plural facts of life n 1.) an unpleasant situation that exists and that must be accepted ▪ Mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life nowadays. ▪ Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not a very popular job. 2.) the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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(a) fact of life — a fact of life phrase something that you may not like but have to accept because it is always there or always true The need to ration healthcare resources is a fact of life. Thesaurus: truthsynonym Main entry: fact * * * a ˌfact of ˈlif … Useful english dictionary
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a fact of life — ► a fact of life something that must be accepted, even if unpalatable. Main Entry: ↑fact … English terms dictionary
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