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1 mainly
adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) principalmente* * *main.ly[m'einli] adv principalmente, essencialmente. -
2 mainly
adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) principalmente -
3 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) jacaré* * *al.li.ga.tor['æligeitə] n 1 Zool aligátor, espécie de jacaré. 2 couro desse animal. -
4 brass band
(a band of players of (mainly) brass wind instruments.) banda de música* * *brass band[bra:s b'ænd] n orquestra de instrumentos de sopro (de metal). -
5 chiefly
adverb (mainly: She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough.) principalmente* * *chief.ly[tʃ'i:fli] adv principalmente, sobretudo, especialmente. -
6 dining-room
noun (a room used mainly for eating in.) sala de jantar* * *din.ing-room[d'ainiŋ ru:m] n sala de jantar.————————dining-roomsala de jantar. -
7 fishmonger
1) (a person who sells fish.) peixeiro2) (a shop that sells mainly fish: I must go down to the fishmonger.) peixaria* * *fish.mon.ger[f'iʃm∧ŋgə] n peixeiro. -
8 insectivorous
[-'tivərəs]adjective ((of plants or animals) feeding (mainly) on insects.) insectívoro* * *in.sec.tiv.o.rous[insekt'ivərəs] adj insetívoro. -
9 intellectual
[-'lek uəl]adjective (of, or appealing to, the intellect: He does not play football - his interests are mainly intellectual.) intelectual* * *in.tel.lec.tu.al[intil'ektjuəl] n intelectual. • adj 1 intelectual. 2 inteligente. 3 destro. 4 compreensivo. -
10 largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) em grande parte* * *large.ly[l'a:dʒli] adv 1 basicamente, primariamente. 2 em grande medida, grandemente. -
11 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) fonte- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *[mein] n 1 força física. 2 cano ou esgoto principal, cano mestre. • adj principal, essencial. blast main conduto de ar. in the main na maior parte. Spanish Main Hist costa nordeste da América do Sul e as partes adjacentes do mar do Caribe. with might and main com toda a força. -
12 margarine
(( abbreviation marge) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) margarina* * *mar.ga.rine[ma:dʒər'i:n] n margarina. -
13 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) sobretudo* * *most.ly[m'oustli] adv 1 pela maior parte. 2 a maioria das vezes. 3 principalmente. -
14 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) residencial2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) residencial3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) residencial* * *res.i.den.tial[rezid'enʃəl] adj residencial. -
15 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) calão2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) insultar* * *[slæŋ] n 1 gíria. 2 linguagem especializada, jargão, calão. schoolboy slang gíria escolar. thieves’ slang gíria dos malandros. -
16 vase
(a type of jar or jug used mainly as an ornament or for holding cut flowers: a vase of flowers.) vaso* * *[va:z; veis] n vaso. -
17 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parte5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *[wiŋ] n 1 Zool, Bot, Anat asa. the love added/ lent wings to his feet / o amor alou os seus pés. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a asa em forma ou uso. 3 braço de moinho. 4 pá ou palheta de ventilador. 5 Amer unidade administrativa ou tática das forças aéreas, esquadra. 6 vôo, transporte aéreo, aviação. 7 bastidor (teatro). 8 wings emblema de aviador (piloto). he got his wings / ele recebeu seu emblema de aviador. 9 Mil ala, flanco. 10 facção, parte ou grupo de uma organização. 11 Sports ala (esquerda ou direita), jogador de ala. 12 perna dianteira (quadrúpede), braço (pessoa). 13 lóbulo de pulmão. 14 meio ou instrumento de transporte, viagem ou progresso. 15 folha de porta ou janela. 16 pára-lama (carro). 17 orelha (de poltrona). 18 fig proteção, cuidado, amparo. • vt+vi 1 voar, tomar vôo. 2 atravessar ou percorrer voando. 3 transportar por via aérea. 4 fig apressar, acelerar, fazer voar. 5 prover com asas, alar, dar asas a. 6 prover de penas (flecha). 7 atingir ou acertar (um avião ou pássaro) nas asas, ferir na asa. 8 coll ferir no braço. 9 Archit prover de alas. bird’s wing asa de pássaro. in the wings pronto para agir. it had taken wings to itself desapareceu depressa. on the wing a) voando, em vôo, depressa. b) em movimento, em atividade, atarefado. c) de partida, em fuga. on the wings of the wind rápido como o vento. side wing bastidor de teatro. take her under your wings tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a. to spread wings alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil. to take wings a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer. to wing it coll improvisar. we clipped him the wings fig cortamos-lhe as asas. -
18 sitting-room
noun (a room used mainly for sitting in.) sala de estar -
19 winger
noun (in football etc, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) -
20 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) aligátor
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