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1 his remark was rather pointed
his remark was rather pointedsua observação foi assaz alusiva.English-Portuguese dictionary > his remark was rather pointed
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2 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes (que)* * *rath.er[r'a:ðə; r'æðə] adv antes, preferivelmente, mais propriamente, melhor, algum tanto, um pouco, quiçá, muito. it is rather cold / está um tanto frio. it is rather late / é um tanto tarde. • interj sim, certamente! had rather preferiria. I would rather go eu antes preferiria ir. rather old idoso. rather too much excessivo. -
3 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) de preferência3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes -
4 tubby
adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) gorducho* * *tub.by[t'∧bi] adj 1 em forma de tina. 2 baixo e gordo, atarracado, rechonchudo. 3 Mus de som cavo. -
5 tubby
adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) rechonchudo -
6 confused
1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) confuso2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) confuso* * *con.fused[kənfj'u:zd] adj 1 confuso, misturado, desordenado. 2 perplexo, embaraçado. -
7 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante* * *dis.tant[d'istənt] adj 1 distante, remoto, afastado. 2 separado, apartado. 3 reservado, discreto, comedido, esquivo, indiferente, frio, incompatível, que impede familiaridade. 4 indistinto, embaçado, fraco, leve, não evidente, aparente ou manifesto. -
8 inquisitive
[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) curioso- inquisitiveness* * *in.quis.i.tive[inkw'izitiv] adj (after, about, into, of) curioso, perguntador, desejoso de ver ou de saber. -
9 overdo
[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) exagerar2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) cozinhar demais* * *o.ver.do[ouvəd'u:] vt+vi (ps overdid, pp overdone) 1 exceder, ir além de, exagerar. 2 cozinhar demais. 3 fatigar, exaurir. 4 fazer novamente, tornar a fazer. -
10 pointed
adjective (having a sharp end: a pointed nose; pointed shoes.) pontudo* * *point.ed[p'ɔintid] adj 1 pontudo, aguçado. 2 dirigido a, visando a. 3 agudo, penetrante. 4 intencional, proposital. 5 ogival. his remark was rather pointed sua observação foi assaz alusiva. -
11 scornful
1) (feeling or showing scorn: a scornful expression/remark.) trocista2) (making scornful remarks: He was rather scornful about your book.) desdenhoso* * *scorn.ful[sk'ɔ:nful] adj desprezador, zombador. -
12 sordid
['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) sórdido2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) sórdido•- sordidly- sordidness* * *sor.did[s'ɔ:did] adj 1 sórdido, sujo, nojento. 2 vil, baixo, egoísta, avarento. 3 desonesto, imoral. -
13 ungracious
(rude; impolite: It was rather ungracious of you to refuse his invitation.) indelicado* * *un.gra.cious[∧ngr'eiʃəs] adj 1 não amável, descortês, indelicado, rude, bruto. 2 desagradável, desprezível. 3 não atraente. -
14 unwise
(not wise; foolish: an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.) imprudente- unwisely* * *un.wise[∧nw'aiz] adj ininteligente, imprudente, insensato. is it not unwise for him to do that? / não é insensatez dele fazer isto? -
15 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) descozido -
16 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) fracionado -
17 confused
1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) confuso2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) confuso, perturbado -
18 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante -
19 inquisitive
[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) curioso- inquisitiveness -
20 overdo
[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) exagerar2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) cozinhar demais
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