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101 centipede
['sentipi:d](a type of very small worm-like animal with many legs.) centopeia* * *cen.ti.pede[s'entipi:d] n Zool centopéia, escolopendra, lacraia, Braz rabo-de-tesoura. -
102 chamber
[' eimbə]1) (a room.) quarto2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) câmara3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) câmara4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) compartimento•- chamber music* * *cham.ber[tʃ'eimbə] n 1 câmara, quarto (especialmente de dormir), aposento, gabinete. 2 compartimento. 3 sala de assembléia. 4 câmara legislativa, assembléia legislativa. 5 tribunal superior de justiça. 6 Anat cavidade, câmara de coração. 7 Mil câmara (em arma de fogo). 8 chambers escritório de um advogado. • vt encerrar, pôr em uma câmara. Chamber of Commerce Câmara de Comércio. chamber of valve caixa de válvula. -
103 champion
[' æmpiən] 1. noun1) (in games, competitions etc, a competitor who has defeated all others: this year's golf champion; ( also adjective) a champion boxer.) campeão2) (a person who defends a cause: a champion of human rights.) defensor2. verb(to defend or support: He championed the cause of human rights for many years.) defender* * *cham.pi.on[tʃ'æmpiən] n 1 campeão, vencedor. 2 paladino, defensor. 3 herói. 4 líder (de projeto, equipe). • vt patrocinar, advogar. • adj 1 campeão, vitorioso. champion swimmer / campeão de natação. 2 excelente, ótimo. champion apples maçãs premiadas. champion bungler ignorantão. -
104 chandelier
[ʃændə'liə](a frame with many holders for lights, which hangs from the ceiling.) candelabro* * *chan.de.lier[ʃændil'iə] n lustre, candelabro, candeeiro, lampadário. -
105 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) caridade2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) obra de caridade•- charitably* * *char.i.ty[tʃ'æriti] n 1 caridade, misericórdia. 2 auxílio, esmola, óbolo. 3 ato de caridade, obra pia. 4 casa, instituição ou fundo de caridade. 5 tolerância, indulgência. 6 charities pl instituições beneficentes. charity begins at home caridade bem ordenada começa por nós mesmos. charity girl Amer sl jovem sexualmente promíscua. charity party festa de caridade. for charity’s sake! pelo amor de Deus! sister of charity irmã de caridade. -
106 chief
[ i:f] 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) principal2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) chefe- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftain* * *[tʃi:f] n 1 chefe, comandante, dirigente, superior, pessoa principal, cabeça. 2 chefe de tribo, cacique. 3 parte mais importante, parte melhor. • adj 1 principal, superior, chefe. 2 primeiro, mais importante, cardinal, essencial. chief-of-staff chefe do estado-maior. in chief supremo, em chefe. too many chiefs and not enough Indians muitos caciques para pouco índio. -
107 claim
[kleim] 1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) alegar2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) exigir3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) pretensão2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamação3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicação•- claimant* * *[kleim] n 1 reivindicação, pretensão. 2 direito, título. she has a claim to my care / ela tem direito ao meu amparo. 3 objeto de reclamação ou de reivindicação. 4 Amer terra demarcada para exploração (por garimpeiro). 5 asserção, alegação. • vt+vi 1 reclamar, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito. 2 alegar, pretextar, afirmar. he claims to have told the truth / ele afirma ter dito a verdade. 3 declarar como fato, sustentar. 4 clamar. claim as per accounts débito escriturado. claim department seção de reclamações. claim for compensation pedido de indenização. I have many claims on my time meu tempo é muito escasso. to claim against proceder contra, apresentar queixa contra. to give up all claims renunciar a todas as pretensões. to jump a claim tomar terras que outra pessoa já requereu como suas. to lay claim to dar entrada à petição de. he laid claim to an indemnity / ele apresentou um pedido de indenização. -
108 clergy
['klə:‹i](the ministers, priests etc of the Christian religion: the clergy of the Church of England.) clero* * *cler.gy[kl'ə:dʒi] n clero. many clergy were present muitos clérigos estiveram presentes. -
109 cloth
[kloƟ]plural - cloths; noun((a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made: a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.) pano* * *[klɔ:θ] n 1 pano, tecido. 2 pedaço de pano ou tecido. 3 toalha de mesa. 4 traje, hábito, roupa profissional. 5 the cloth o clero, os clérigos. 6 Theat pano de boca. • adj feito de pano. American cloth encerado, pano oleado. bolting cloth pano para coar. cloth of gold brocado de ouro. fancy cloth tecido com desenhos, estampado. sail cloth lona. table cloth toalha de mesa. the respect due to his cloth o respeito devido à sua posição clerical. to lay the cloth pôr a mesa. to remove the cloth tirar a mesa. -
110 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) casulo* * *co.coon[kək'u:n] n 1 casulo (de inseto). 2 fig envoltório. • vi fazer o casulo. -
111 collective
[-tiv]1) (of a number of people etc combined into one group: This success was the result of a collective effort.) colectivo2) (of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole: `Cattle' is a collective noun.) colectivo* * *col.lec.tive[kəl'ektiv] n 1 Gram nome coletivo. 2 cooperativa, organização coletivista. • adj l coletivo (também Gram), de ou em grupo. 2 reunido, coligido, que forma coleção. -
112 colony
['koləni]plural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) colónia2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) colónia3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) colónia•- colonial- colonialism
- colonialist
- colonize
- colonise
- colonist
- colonization
- colonisation* * *col.o.ny[k'ɔləni] n colônia: 1 colonizadores, emigrantes. 2 povoação ou estabelecimento de colonos ou colonizadores. 3 possessão (geralmente além-mar). 4 agregação, agrupamento, grupo (também de animais). 5 Biol grupo de microrganismos que crescem em um meio sólido. -
113 compatriot
[kəm'pætriət, ]( American[) -'pei-](a fellow-countryman: Many of his compatriots were killed in the war.) compatriota* * *com.pa.tri.ot[kəmp'ætriət] n compatriota. -
114 comprehensive
[-siv]adjective (including many things: The school curriculum is very comprehensive.) completo* * *com.pre.hen.sive[kɔmprih'ensiv] adj 1 inclusivo. 2 que inclui ou abrange muito, amplo. 3 abrangente. -
115 continual
adjective (very frequent; repeated many times: continual interruptions.) constante* * *con.tin.u.al[kənt'injuəl] adj 1 continuado, contínuo, ininterrupto, incessante. 2 sucessivo, freqüente. -
116 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) contribuir2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) contribuir•- contributor* * *con.trib.ute[kəntr'ibju:t] vt+vi 1 contribuir, subscrever, subvencionar, dar dinheiro ou auxílio. 2 colaborar (em jornal ou revista). he contributes to a newspaper / ele escreve para um jornal. -
117 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção•- conventionality* * *con.ven.tion[kənv'enʃən] n 1 convenção: a) conferência, reunião, assembléia. b) acordo, convênio, tratado, pacto. c) comum acordo, regra, forma social, uso consagrado. 2 delegados ou membros de uma assembléia. -
118 cook
[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cozinhar2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cozinheiro- cooker- cookery
- cookery-book
- cook up* * *[kuk] n cozinheiro, cozinheira. • vt+vi 1 cozinhar: a) fazer comida. b) ser cozido, sofrer cozimento. the vegetables are cooking / a verdura está cozinhando. 2 ocorrer, acontecer. 3 preparar, armar, planejar. 4 falsificar, contrafazer, forjar. these apples cook well estas maçãs são próprias para cozinhar. too many cooks spoil the broth panela que muito se mexe, ou sai insossa, ou sai salgada. to cook one’s goose estragar os planos de alguém. to cook the books adulterar a contabilidade. to cook up fig imaginar, inventar, maquinar. what’s cooking? Amer coll que há de novo? -
119 cosmetic
[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) plástico2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) cosmético* * *cos.met.ic[kɔzm'etik] n cosmético. • adj cosmético. -
120 countless
adjective (very many: Countless pebbles.) sem conta* * *count.less[k'auntlis] adj inúmero, incontável.
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Many — Ma ny, a. & pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D. menig,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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many — [men′ē] adj. more, most [ME < OE manig, akin to Ger manch (OHG manag) < IE base * menegh , many, richly > Sans maghā , gift, OIr menicc, abundant] 1. consisting of some large, indefinite number (of persons or things); numerous 2.… … English World dictionary
many a/an — formal + literary used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people It remained a mystery for many a year. [=for many years] I ve been there many a time. [=many times] Many a tale was told. [=many tales were told] Man … Useful english dictionary
Many — Ma ny, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. manag[=i], menig[=i], Goth. managei. See {Many}, a.] 1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. [1913 Webster] After him the rascal many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
many — many, several, sundry, various, divers, numerous, multifarious mean consisting of a large number or comprising a large group. Many implies a likeness between the individuals or units in class, category, kind, or sort; except that it vaguely… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Many — may refer to: plural A quantifier that can be used with count nouns often preceded by as or too or so or that ; amounting to a large but indefinite number; many temptations ; a good many ; many directions ; more than a few, more than several… … Wikipedia
Many — Many … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mány — Administration … Wikipédia en Français
many — 1. Many, like much, tends to sound more formal in positive contexts (They have many friends) than in negative ones (They do not have many friends). In conversation and less formal written English, a lot of (or, even more informally, lots of) is… … Modern English usage
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