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61 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than* * *less1[les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos. -
62 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit.tle[l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso. -
63 magpie
(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) gralha* * *mag.pie[m'ægpai] n 1 Ornith pega: ave da família dos Corvídeos. 2 tagarela: pessoa que fala sem parar. -
64 maxim
(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) ditado* * *max.im[m'æksim] n 1 máxima. 2 axioma. -
65 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) meio2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) meio3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) cultura2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) médio* * *me.di.um[m'i:diəm] n 1 médio, meio-termo, média. 2 agente, instrumento. 3 ambiente. 4 veículo líquido para aplicação de pigmentos secos. 5 meio de comunicação. 6 meio de cultura: base para cultura de germes. 7 médium: pessoa que se comunica com os espíritos. • adj 1 médio, mediano, intermediário. 2 moderado. medium of exchange Com meio de troca. -
66 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) ser capaz de2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) podia•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *[m'ait] n força, poder. • v ps of may (poder). with might and main com toda a força. -
67 moose
[mu:s]plural - moose; noun(a type of large deer found in North America, and also in northern Europe where it is known as the elk.) alce* * *[mu:s] n Zool alce ( Alces americanus). -
68 mule
I [mju:l] noun(an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn.) mula- mulishII [mju:l] noun(a loose, backless slipper.) chinelo* * *mule1[mju:l] n 1 mulo, mula, produto híbrido. 2 teimoso. 3 fiadeira automática. 4 sapato ou chinelo aberto no calcanhar.————————mule2[mju:l] n sl mula: pessoa usada para transportar drogas, principalmente cocaína sul-americana. -
69 noted
adjective (well-known: a noted author; This town is noted for its cathedral.) conhecido* * *not.ed[n'outid] adj 1 notável. 2 famoso, célebre. 3 eminente, insigne. -
70 notorious
[nə'to:riəs](well-known for badness or wickedness: a notorious murderer.) famigerado- notoriously* * *no.to.ri.ous[nout'ɔ:riəs] adj 1 notório, público, manifesto, evidente. 2 desacreditado, de má fama, de má reputação. 3 famigerado. -
71 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) obstruir- obscurity* * *ob.scure[əbskj'uə] vt 1 obscurecer. 2 turvar. 3 toldar, enevoar. 4 ocultar. 5 escurecer. 6 confundir. • adj 1 obscuro, vago, ambíguo. 2 ignorado, desconhecido. 3 escuro, sombrio. 4 indefinido. 5 duvidoso, incerto. -
72 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).)* * *per.son.al.i.ty[pə:sən'æliti] n 1 personalidade: a) individualidade. b) pessoa importante, famosa. 2 personalities comentários desairosos. 3 pessoa. -
73 popularize
verb (to make popular or widely known: She did much to popularize women's sport.) popularizar* * *pop.u.lar.ize[p'ɔpjuləraiz] vt+vi popularizar. -
74 proverb
['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') provérbio- proverbially* * *prov.erb[pr'ɔvəb] n provérbio, adágio, rifão. to be a proverb for 1 ser um exemplo de. 2 ser mal-afamado por. -
75 publicise
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76 publicity
[-'blisə-]1) (advertising: There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking.) publicidade2) (the state of being widely known: Film stars usually like publicity.) publicidade* * *pub.lic.i.ty[p∧bl'isiti] n publicidade: 1 notoriedade. 2 propaganda. 3 anúncios. no publicity! discrição absoluta! we gave publicity to it levamo-lo ao conhecimento público. -
77 publicize
verb (to make widely known; to advertise: We are publicizing a new product.) fazer a publicidade de* * *pub.li.cize[p'∧blisaiz] vt 1 dar publicidade a. 2 fazer propaganda de. -
78 publish
1) (to prepare, print and produce for sale (a book etc): His new novel is being published this month.) publicar2) (to make known: They published their engagement.) anunciar•- publishing* * *pub.lish[p'∧bliʃ] vt+vi 1 publicar: a) divulgar, difundir, espalhar. b) promulgar, proclamar. c) Eccl afixar proclama. he published the book at his own expense / ele editou o livro por conta própria. d) noticiar, informar. e) editar. 2 Amer pôr em circulação. 3 Jur reconhecer como autêntico (testamento). desktop publishing Comp editoração eletrônica. -
79 punch
(the name of a comic figure in a puppet-show (traditionally known as a Punch and Judy show).) polichinelo* * *punch1[p∧ntʃ] n ponche.————————punch3[p∧ntʃ] n 1 soco, murro. 2 coll energia, vigor, ímpeto. • vt+vi 1 picar, aguilhoar. 2 tanger (gado). 3 esmurrar, socar. 4 cutucar, acotovelar.————————punch4[p∧ntʃ] n 1 punção. 2 perfurador, furador, vazador, saca-bocado. • vt+vi punçar, puncionar.————————punch5[p∧ntʃ] n coll 1 perfuração. 2 punção, eletroímã de perfuração. • vt perfurar. -
80 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão* * *[ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda.
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