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1 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. -
2 fact
[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 -
3 in that
(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) porque* * *in thatvisto que, desde que. -
4 in that
(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) uma vez que -
5 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) quando2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) quando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) quando•- whence- whenever* * *[wen] n quando. • pron quando, em que, no qual, na qual. • adv quando. when will he go? / quando irá ele? • conj 1 quando, no tempo em que, durante. we asked him when he could do it. / nós lhe perguntamos quando ele poderia fazê-lo. I will write when I have time / eu escreverei quando tiver tempo. we succeeded even when it seemed to fail / nós tivemos sucesso, mesmo quando parecíamos falhar. when seeing him she laughed / quando ela o viu, deu risada. 2 uma vez que, já que. 3 embora. 4 mesmo quando. from when? desde quando? a partir de quando? since when? desde quando? desde então? the when and the why o quando e o porquê. till when? até quando? when due Com no vencimento. when I went home quando eu fui para casa. when king quando (foi) rei. when received Com após o recebimento. when seated sentado ou quando sentado. when young quando moço. -
6 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) quando2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) quando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) se•- whence- whenever -
7 accepted
adjective (generally recognized: It is an accepted fact that the world is round.) aceite* * *ac.cept.ed[əks'eptid] adj aceito, admitido. accepted draft título ou saque aceito. -
8 although
[o:l'ðəu](in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) ainda que* * *al.though[ɔ:lð'ou] conj apesar de (que), embora, conquanto, posto (que), contudo. -
9 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) em desvantagem* * *at a disadvantageem desvantagem, em condição inferior. -
10 explanation
[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) explicação2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) explicação* * *ex.pla.na.tion[ekspl2n'ei82n] n 1 explanação, explicação, exposição, esclarecimento. explanation of symbols / explicação de símbolos. in explanation / em elucidação. to give an explanation of something / esclarecer alguma coisa. he made some explanation / ele prestou algumas informações. 2 discusão, interpretação. to have an explanation with / ter uma discussão ou altercação. 3 reconciliação, entendimento. they came to an explanation / eles chegaram a um entendimento. -
11 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) já que* * *in as much asporquanto, visto como. -
12 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) já que* * *in.as.much as[inəzm'∧tʃ əz] adv visto que, porquanto, porque, pois. -
13 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) relacionamento2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) relação3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) parentesco* * *re.la.tion.ship[ril'eiʃənʃip] n 1 parentesco. 2 conexão, afinidade, relacionamento, relação, ligação. -
14 though
[ðəu] 1. conjunction((rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although: He went out, (even) though it was raining.) embora2. adverb(however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) contudo* * *[ðou] conj ainda que, posto que, embora, não obstante, entretanto, ainda quando, apesar de (também tho, tho’). though he saw the danger, he stayed / apesar de ver o perigo, ele ficou. it is worth attempting though we fail / vale a pena tentar, ainda que falhemos. it looks as though it would rain / parece que está querendo chover. it was quite certain though / aliás, estava bem certo. I hoped you had told him though / esperava, entretanto, que você lhe tivesse dito. -
15 even though
(in spite of the fact that: I like the job even though it's badly paid.) mesmo que/embora -
16 gloss over
(to try to hide (a mistake etc): He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.) atenuar -
17 make allowance for
(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) levar em conta -
18 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) diminuir -
19 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) acordar2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) dar-se conta (de) -
20 accepted
adjective (generally recognized: It is an accepted fact that the world is round.) aceito
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