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1 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *[i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente. -
2 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilidade3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) desenvoltura2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar, reduzir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
3 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) arrefecer2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) friagem- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *[ku:l] n 1 frescura, fresca, frescor. 2 lugar fresco. let’s sit in the cool! / vamos nos sentar num lugar fresco! 3 falta de entusiasmo, indiferença. 4 pose, compostura. • vt+vi 1 esfriar, resfriar, refrigerar. 2 resfriar-se, ficar frio. 3 acalmar(-se), moderar(-se). • adj 1 frio. 2 fresco. keep in a cool place! / guarde em lugar fresco! 3 calmo, tranqüilo, impassível, moderado, ponderado. 4 indiferente, apático. 5 arrojado, impudente, afrontoso. 6 sl excelente, "legal". • adv de modo distanciado, sem envolvimento. cool as a cucumber fig frio, de sangue-frio, calmo. keep your breath to cool your porridge! poupe sua saliva, porque suas palavras não estão surtindo efeito! they cooled their heels fig ficaram esperando. to cool down acalmar-se. -
4 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) aleijar(-se)2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) danificar2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) aleijado* * *crip.ple[kr'ipəl] n aleijado, estropiado, coxo, paralítico. • vt 1 mutilar, aleijar, estropiar. 2 incapacitar, enfraquecer. -
5 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) recusar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) diminuir2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declínio* * *de.cline[dikl'ain] n 1 declínio, decadência, decaimento, definhamento. 2 deterioração. 3 decrescimento, diminuição, baixa (de preços). 4 arch tísica. 5 declive, inclinação de terreno, ladeira. • vt+vi 1 declinar, recusar, rejeitar delicadamente. 2 abaixar(-se), inclinar-se. 3 desviar-se, afastar-se. 4 deteriorar. 5 baixar, ir baixando (os preços), diminuir. 6 decair, entrar em decadência, definhar, ir acabando. 7 Gram declinar, enunciar as flexões de nomes, pronomes e adjetivos. to be on the decline estar em declínio, estar gradualmente perdendo a importância ou tornando-se menos poderoso. to go (fall) into decline entrar em declínio. -
6 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) amortecer* * *sof.ten[s'ɔfən] vt+vi 1 amolecer. 2 tornar-se mole ou macio. 3 mitigar, suavizar, acalmar. 4 derreter, fundir. 5 enfraquecer. 6 esmorecer. 7 comover-se. to soften the blow suavizar o choque. to soften up preparar, amaciar alguém antes de pedir algo. -
7 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) esfriar2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) frescor- coolly- coolness - cool-headed - cool down - keep one's cool - lose one's cool -
8 cripple
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9 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) recusar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) declinar2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declínio -
10 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) suavizar -
11 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) amortecer2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) abafar -
12 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) parar -
13 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) abafar2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) diminuir -
14 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) amainar -
15 dampen
1) (to make damp.) humedecer2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) amortecer* * *damp.en[d'æmpən] vt+vi 1 umedecer(-se), tornar úmido, molhar levemente. 2 descoroçoar, desanimar, deprimir. 3 refrear, estorvar. 4 amortecer, abafar, pôr um abafador (rádio), suspender vibrações ou ecos no estúdio mediante um abafador. -
16 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) amortecer* * *dead.en[dedən] vt+vi 1 privar da vida, matar. 2 enfraquecer. 3 amortecer, abafar. 4 deslustrar. 5 insensibilizar, endurecer. -
17 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *light1[lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.————————light2[lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.————————light3[lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into). -
18 dampen
1) (to make damp.) umedecer2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) arrefecer -
19 deaden
verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) amortecer -
20 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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