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21 indirect speech
(a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said: He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come'.) discurso indirecto* * *in.di.rect speech[indirekt sp'i:tʃ] n Gram discurso indireto. -
22 industrial
adjective (having, concerning etc industries or the making of goods: That area of the country is industrial rather than agricultural.) industrial* * *in.dus.tri.al[ind'∧striəl] n industrial, Brit industriário • adj industrial. -
23 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) interno2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) interno•- internal combustion* * *in.ter.nal[int'ə:nəl] n natureza interna, âmago. • adj 1 interno, que está dentro, intrínseco. 2 que se toma (como medicamento). 3 doméstico, do país. -
24 just then
1) (at that particular moment: He was feeling rather hungry just then.) nessa altura2) (in the next minute: She opened the letter and read it. Just then the door bell rang.) nessa altura* * *just thennaquele momento. -
25 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conhecimento2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conhecimento3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) conhecimento•- general knowledge* * *knowl.edge[n'ɔlidʒ] n 1 conhecimento, entendimento. it is public knowledge / é de conhecimento público. how came it to your knowledge? / como veio ao seu conhecimento? 2 saber, sabedoria. knowledge is power / saber é poder. 3 ciência, erudição, instrução. 4 compreensão, experiência. a superficial knowledge conhecimento superficial. general knowledge cultura geral. to one’s knowledge até onde se sabe. to the best of my knowledge que eu saiba. -
26 peanut
((also groundnut or monkey nut) a type of nut that looks rather like a pea.) amendoim* * *pea.nut[p'i:n∧t] n 1 Bot amendoim. 2 Amer sl pessoa insignificante. 3 Amer sl pessoa miúda, baixinha. • adj Amer sl 1 insignificante. 2 mesquinho, soez. -
27 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pedaço2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) um papel/uma notícia, etc.3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) composição4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moeda5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) peça•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentado- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *[pi:s] n 1 peça, parte, pedaço, fragmento. 2 parte de uma coleção. 3 composição literária. 4 pintura, quadro. 5 peça teatral. 6 composição musical. 7 peça de artilharia. 8 moeda. 9 Game figura, pedra, peça. 10 espécime, amostra, exemplo. 11 obra, trabalho. 12 pequena quantidade. 13 opinião, ponto de vista. 14 artigo (em jornal, etc.). 15 sl mulher (principalmente como objeto sexual). • vt 1 remendar, consertar, reparar. 2 juntar, unir. • adj 1 feito de peças. 2 por peça. all to pieces em pequenos fragmentos. a piece of advice um conselho. a piece of bread and butter uma fatia de pão com manteiga. a piece of cake fig algo muito fácil. a piece of furniture um móvel, uma peça de mobília. a piece of news uma novidade. by the piece por peça, por unidade, por cabeça. he gave him a piece of his mind ele o repreendeu severamente, disse tudo o que pensava a seu respeito. in one piece inteiro, intacto. in pieces quebrado, partido. of a piece inteiro, idêntico, igual, uniforme. piece of ass pedaço de mau caminho (mulher). to fall into pieces ou to go to pieces ruir, cair em pedaços. to piece on to ajustar a. to piece out completar juntando peças, encompridar, dilatar. to piece together compor, reunir. to piece up remendar, completar. to take to pieces desmontar. to tear into pieces despedaçar. -
28 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) reboco2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) adesivo2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) estucar2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) besuntar•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plástico* * *plas.ter[pl'a:stə; pl'æstə] n 1 emplastro. 2 emboço. 3 gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio. 4 reboco. • vt+vi 1 emboçar. 2 lambuzar. 3 cumular. 4 remendar. 5 emplastrar. 6 rebocar. 7 afixar, pregar. plaster of Paris gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio. -
29 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) censurar2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) censura- reproachfully* * *re.proach[ripr'outʃ] n 1 repreensão, exprobração, censura, reprovação. she looked at me with reproach / ela me olhou com reprovação. 2 vergonha, desgraça, mancha, opróbrio. it cast, brought reproach on him / trouxe-lhe vergonha. it is no reproach to you / não é vergonha para você. • vt 1 repreender, exprobrar, censurar, increpar. 2 acusar, vituperar, difamar. above/ beyond reproach perfeito. -
30 sliding door
(a type of door that slides across an opening rather than swinging on a hinge.) porta de correr* * *slid.ing door[slaidiŋ d'ɔ:] n porta de correr.————————sliding doorporta corrediça, porta de correr. -
31 sloppy
1) (semi-liquid; tending to slop: sloppy food.) mole2) (careless and untidy; messy: His work is sloppy.) desleixado3) (very sentimental: That film is rather sloppy.) piegas* * *slop.py[sl'ɔpi] adj 1 molhado, aguado. 2 sujo, lodoso. 3 malfeito (trabalho). 4 sentimentalóide, piegas, babaca. -
32 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) irritável2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) rápido3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) elegante* * *snap.py[sn'æpi] adj 1 mordaz, agudo. 2 rápido, repentino, ágil. 3 com estalos. 4 vivo, esperto. 5 elegante, moderno. make it snappy! vamos! rápido! -
33 solid fuel
(a fuel, such as coal, that is solid rather than an oil or gas.) combustível sólido* * *sol.id fu.el[sɔlid f'ju:əl] n combustível sólido, tal como carvão, lenha. -
34 wage
I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) empreenderII [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) salário* * *[weidʒ] n (geralmente wages) salário, ordenado, soldo, paga (calculado por hora, dia ou tarefa, geralmente, recebido por dia ou por semana). • vt+vi empreender, promover, manter, travar. he waged an effective war on these things / ele combateu estas coisas de forma bastante efetiva. the wages of sin is death a paga do pecado é a morte. -
35 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) guerra de nervos* * *war of nervesguerra de nervos. -
36 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') que tal2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) e você? -
37 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) deixar passar -
38 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) deixar passar -
39 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braço, esteiro2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) fim de mundo -
40 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) fantasioso2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) fantasioso
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