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1 adverb
['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) advérbio- adverbially* * *ad.verb['ædvə:b] n Gram advérbio. -
2 adverb
['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) advérbio- adverbially -
3 airily
adverb (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) levianamente* * *air.i.ly['ɛərili] adv aereamente, alegremente. -
4 decently
adverb (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) decentemente* * *de.cent.ly[d'i:səntli] adv decentemente, apropriadamente, toleravelmente, razoavelmente. -
5 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) directamente2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) imediatamente* * *di.rect.ly[dir'ektli] adv 1 diretamente, em linha reta. 2 incontinenti. 3 imediatamente, logo que. 4 sem rodeios, claramente. 5 precisamente. -
6 dryly
adverb (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.) com ironia* * *dry.ly, dri.ly[dr'aili] adv secamente, asperamente, friamente, causticamente. -
7 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) debilmente2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) ligeiramente* * *faint.ly[f'eintli] adv fracamente, vagamente. -
8 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) livremente2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) de bom grado((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.)* * *free.ly[fr'i:li] adv 1 livremente, com ou em liberdade. 2 desembaraçadamente, francamente, sinceramente. 3 familiarmente. 4 voluntariamente, de bom grado. 5 liberalmente. 6 largamente. -
9 kindly
1) (in a kind manner: She kindly lent me a handkerchief.) bondosamente2) (please: Would you kindly stop talking!) por favor* * *kind.ly[k'aindli] adj 1 amável, bondoso. 2 agradável, aprazível, ameno. • adv 1 amavelmente. 2 agradavelmente. 3 cordialmente. I should take it kindly of him ficar-lhe-ia muito grato thank you kindly! cordiais agradecimentos! to take kindly to aceitar prontamente, apreciar. -
10 knowingly
1) (in a knowing manner: She smiled knowingly.) intencionalmente2) (deliberately or on purpose: He would not knowingly insult her.) deliberadamente* * *know.ing.ly[n'ouiŋli] adv 1 sabiamente. 2 intencionalmente, conscientemente. 3 espertamente, astutamente. -
11 likewise
1) (in the same or a similar manner: He ignored her, and she ignored him likewise.) do mesmo modo2) (also: Mrs. Brown came, likewise Mrs. Smith.) assim como* * *like.wise[l'aikwaiz] adv, conj 1 do mesmo modo, igualmente. 2 também, outrossim. -
12 possibly
1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') talvez2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) possivelmente* * *pos.si.bly[p'ɔsəbli] adv possivelmente, talvez, quiçá. -
13 simply
1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) simplesmente2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) simplesmente3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) com simplicidade* * *sim.ply[s'impli] adv 1 simplesmente, de maneira simples. I simply did not know what to do / eu não sabia, absolutamente, o que fazer. 2 sem ornamento, sem afetação. 3 meramente, somente. 4 estupidamente, tolamente. 5 absolutamente. -
14 sweetly
adverb (in an attractive, charming, agreeable or kindly manner: She sang/smiled very sweetly.) docemente* * *sweet.ly[sw'i:tli] adv 1 docemente. 2 facilmente. 3 suavemente. -
15 teasingly
adverb (in a teasing manner.) com ar trocista* * *tea.sing.ly[t'i:ziŋli] adv de modo importunador. -
16 tenderly
adverb (in a loving and gentle manner: He kissed her tenderly.) ternamente* * *ten.der.ly[t'endəli] adv ternamente. -
17 thus
((referring to something mentioned immediately before or after) in this or that way or manner: He spoke thus; Thus, he was able to finish the work quickly.) assim* * *[ð∧s] adv 1 deste modo, desta maneira, assim, da seguinte maneira. 2 de acordo, conseqüentemente, portanto, neste caso. 3 tanto, até. it thus becomes clear that desta maneira se torna evidente que. thus it is é assim. -
18 vaguely
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente* * *vague.ly[v'eigli] adv 1 vagamente, indefinidamente. 2 incertamente. 3 distraidamente. 4 obscuramente. -
19 truly
1) (really: I truly believe that this decision is the right one.) verdadeiramente2) (in a true manner: He loved her truly.) verdadeiramente -
20 airily
adverb (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) com desenvoltura
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