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61 respectable
1) (having a good reputation or character: a respectable family.) respeitável2) (correct; acceptable: respectable behaviour.) digno3) ((of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear: You can't go out in those torn trousers - they're not respectable.) conveniente4) (large, good etc enough; fairly large, good etc: Four goals is a respectable score.) razoável* * *re.spect.a.ble[risp'ektəbəl] adj 1 respeitável, venerável, estimável, honorável. he is a poor but respectable person / é pessoa pobre mas respeitável. 2 apreciável. it is a respectable but not extraordinary result / um resultado apreciável mas não extraordinário. 3 digno, honrado, decente. 4 considerável. 5 tolerável, passível, regular. -
62 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) rocha2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) pedregulho3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) rebuçado•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) balançar2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) embalar3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) abanar•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock* * *rock1[rɔk] n 1 rocha, rochedo. 2 penhasco, recife, escolho. 3 pedra. 4 Geol camada pedregosa. 5 algo firme como um rochedo. 6 apoio, amparo, refúgio, defesa. 7 fig qualquer coisa que pode causar infortúnio, contratempo ou dificuldades. 8 Amer espécie de doce (duro). 9 the Rock Gibraltar. 10 açúcar-cande. 11 sl crack: droga à base de cocaína. 12 sl diamante ou outra pedra preciosa. 13 Rock of Ages Jesus Cristo. • adj rochoso, pétreo. on the rocks a) em dificuldades. b) falido. c) com cubos de gelo (bebida).————————rock2[rɔk] n 1 balouço, balanço. 2 Mus rock: dança de origem norte-americana, de compasso quaternário, surgida na década de 50. • vt+vi 1 balançar. 2 embalar, acalentar. 3 agitar, tremer, sacudir, abalar. the storm rocked the house / a tempestade sacudiu a casa. 4 dançar rock.————————rock3[rɔk] n roca para fiar. -
63 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly* * *scale1[skeil] n 1 escama. 2 camada fina, crosta. 3 Ent cochonilha. • vi 1 escamar, remover escamas. 2 descascar. to scale off esfoliar.————————scale2[skeil] n 1 prato de balança. • vt pesar. the calf scales 125 pounds / o vitelo pesa 125 libras.————————scale3[skeil] n 1 escala, seqüência, série de graus. 2 graduação, régua, metro, instrumento de medida. 3 escala: proporção de tamanho. 4 extensão, tamanho. 5 Mus escala. • vi 1 reduzir, baixar em certa proporção. 2 representar em escala. 3 escalar, subir, ascender. on a large scale em larga escala. plain scale tamanho natural (desenho). reduced ( enlarged) scale escala reduzida (aumentada). to scale down reduzir proporcionalmente. -
64 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) massacre2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) matança2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) abater2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) massacrar3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) massacrar•* * *slaugh.ter[sl'ɔ:tə] n matança, carnificina, massacre, ato de matar. • vt 1 matar, abater, massacrar. 2 coll reduzir o preço. 3 coll derrotar (em jogo). -
65 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância. -
66 stack
[stæk] 1. noun1) (a large, usually neatly shaped, pile eg of hay, straw, wood etc: a haystack.) pilha2) (a set of shelves for books eg in a library.) estante2. verb(to arrange in a large, usually neat, pile: Stack the books up against the wall.) empilhar* * *[stæk] n 1 meda de feno, palha, etc. 2 pilha, monte. 3 carabinas ensarilhadas. 4 coll grande quantidade. 5 chaminé. 6 Aeron cano de escapamento. 7 (geralmente stacks pl) estante para livros. 8 coll grande número ou quantidade, abundância. • vt 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 ensarilhar armas. 3 Amer arranjar as cartas do baralho para levar vantagem. hay stack monte de feno. how are things stacking up? como vão as coisas? stacks of letters pilhas de cartas. the odds/ cards are stacked against someone as condições são desfavoráveis para alguém. to stack up (against) Amer coll comparar. -
67 wholesale
['həulseil]1) (( also adverb) buying and selling goods on a large scale, usually from a manufacturer and to a retailer: a wholesale business; He buys the materials wholesale.) venda por atacado2) (on a large scale: the wholesale slaughter of innocent people.) indiscriminado•* * *whole.sale[h'oulseil] n venda por atacado. • vt+vi vender por atacado. • adj 1 por atacado. 2 indiscriminado. • adv 1 por atacado. they buy wholesale / eles compram por atacado. 2 indiscriminadamente. by wholesale a) por atacado, em grandes quantidades. b) globalmente. c) fig indiscriminadamente. -
68 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) largo2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largo3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) largo4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *[waid] n vastidão, amplidão. • adj 1 largo: a) extenso, amplo, espaçoso, vasto. b) distendido, dilatado. c) Phon aberto. d) vasto (conhecimento). e) rico (experiência). f) grande, enorme, considerável (diferença). g) liberal, tolerante. 2 aberto, arregalado. 3 distante, afastado, longe. • adv 1 largamente. 2 extensamente. 3 completamente, totalmente. we had our eyes wide open / nós ficamos de olhos abertos, atentos. 4 extraviado, de lado, fora do alvo. for and wide por toda parte. he opened his mouth too wide a) ele abriu sua boca demais. b) fig foi ávido. wide apart muito separado. wide of the mark a) longe do alvo. b) fig muito errado. -
69 shopping centre
(a place, often a very large building, where there is a large number of different shops.) centro comercial -
70 army
1) (a large number of men armed and organized for war: The two armies met at dawn.) exército2) (a large number (of people etc): an army of tourists.) multidão -
71 computer
[kəm'pju:tə](a usually large electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations: The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program.) computador- computerise -
72 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) loiro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) claro4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) médio5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) bom6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bonito•- fairness- fairly - fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) quermesse, feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira -
73 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura, banha2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) abundante•- fatness- fatten - fatty - fattiness - fat-head -
74 galaxy
['ɡæləksi]plural - galaxies; noun1) (a very large group of stars.) galáxia2) (a large group of famous, impressive etc people, things etc: a galaxy of entertainers; a galaxy of new cars.) constelação• -
75 heap
[hi:p] 1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) monte2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) um monte, montes2. verb1) (to put, throw etc in a heap: I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden.) amontoar2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) encher•- heaped -
76 hearty
1) (very friendly: a hearty welcome.) amistoso2) (enthusiastic: a hearty cheer.) cordial3) (very cheerful; too cheerful: a hearty person/laugh.) franco4) ((of meals) large: He ate a hearty breakfast.) substancial5) ((of a person's appetite) large.) bom -
77 heavy industry
(industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products.) indústria pesada -
78 locust
['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) gafanhoto -
79 mammoth
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80 massacre
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large — large … Dictionnaire des rimes
large — [ larʒ ] adj., n. m. et adv. • XIe ; lat. largus « abondant; généreux », a remplacé latus, à cause de longus « long » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui a une étendue supérieure à la moyenne dans le sens de la largeur. Une large avenue. Chapeau à larges bords.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Large — (l[aum]rj), a. [Compar. {Larger} (l[aum]r j[ e]r); superl. {Largest}.] [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. {Largo}.] 1. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
large — [ lardʒ ] adjective *** bigger than usual in size: The house had an exceptionally large yard. Large crowds gather each year in St. Peter s Square to see the Pope. A large man with a long ginger beard stood in the doorway. a. used in clothing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
large — [lärj] adj. larger, largest [OFr < L largus: see LARD] 1. Archaic liberal; generous 2. big; great; specif., a) taking up much space; bulky b) enclosing much space; spacious [a large office] … English World dictionary
large — large, big, great mean above the average of its kind in magnitude, especially physical magnitude. Large may be preferred when the dimensions, or extent, or capacity, or quantity, or amount is being considered {a large lot} {a large hall} {a large … New Dictionary of Synonyms
large — Large, Latus, Largus, Laxus. Large par le bas et allant en aguisant, Pyramidatus. Fort large, Perlatus. Fort large et spatieux, Spatiosus. Large outre mesure, Vastus. Un homme large, soit prodigue ou liberal, Largus. Trop large, Nimius. Devenir… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
large — 〈[la:(r)dʒ] Abk.: L〉 groß (als Kleidergröße) [engl.] * * * 1large [larʒ(ə) ] <Adj.> [frz. large < lat. largus = freigebig; reichlich] (bes. schweiz.): großzügig: der l. Schiedsrichter. 2large [la:ɐ̯d̮ʒ ] <indekl. Adj.> [engl. large … Universal-Lexikon
Large — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brian Large (* 1939), Fernsehregisseur von Opernübertragungen Josaphat Robert Large (* 1942), Dichter und Romancier Robert C. De Large (1842−1874), US amerikanischer Politiker Diese … Deutsch Wikipedia
large — large, largely Large is used as an adverb with the verbs bulk and loom and in the phrase by and large. Otherwise largely is the normal adverb and means ‘to a large extent’ (His failure was largely due to laziness) … Modern English usage
large — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity. 2) pursuing an occupation or activity on a significant scale. 3) of wide range or scope. ► VERB (large it) Brit. informal ▪ go out and have a good time. ● … English terms dictionary
