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1 meant
[ment]past tense, past participle; = mean III* * *[ment] v ps, pp of mean (significar, pretender, destinar, dispor-se a). -
2 meant
[ment]past tense, past participle; = mean III -
3 well-meant
well-meant[wel m'ent] adj = link=well-intentioned well-intentioned. -
4 be meant to
(to be required or supposed; to have to: The child is meant to be asleep!) dever -
5 be meant to
(to be required or supposed; to have to: The child is meant to be asleep!) deveria -
6 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless
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- mean well* * *[mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério. -
7 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
8 additional
adjective This has meant additional work for me.) extra* * *ad.di.tion.al[əd'iʃənəl] adj adicional, suplementar. -
9 harm
1. noun(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) mal2. verb(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) fazer mal- harmful- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- out of harm's way* * *[ha:m] n 1 mal, dano, prejuízo. 2 injúria, ofensa. 3 iniqüidade, injustiça. • vt 1 prejudicar. 2 injuriar, ofender, ferir. 3 causar dano. there is no harm in asking não custa perguntar. to do harm fazer mal, afligir. to keep out of harm’s way evitar o perigo. to mean no harm não ter más intenções. -
10 misconstrue
[,miskən'stru:]((formal) to misunderstand; to interpret wrongly: That's not what she meant, her statement was misconstrued.)* * *mis.con.strue[miskənstr'u:] vt 1 interpretar erroneamente. 2 dar um sentido falso. -
11 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) resultado2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitura3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) vintena2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) marcar2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) riscar3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) anotar•- scorer- score-board
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- settle old scores* * *[skɔ:] n 1 contagem, número de pontos feitos num jogo etc. what’s the score ? / como está o jogo? 2 dívida, quantidade devida, débito. you can put that down to my score / você pode pôr isto na minha conta. 3 razão, motivo. 4 Mus partitura. 5 entalhe, corte. 6 grupo ou jogo de vinte. • vt+vi 1 sulcar, cortar, entalhar, fazer incisão, marcar (na conta) por meio de cortes em um pedaço de madeira. 2 fazer pontos, suceder. 3 marcar, registrar, anotar. this scores for me / isto conta para mim. 4 ganhar, receber, alcançar. 5 Mus instrumentar, orquestrar. 6 gravar, cortar, riscar. on the score of... em consideração de..., por causa de... to pay off/ settle a score desforrar-se de uma ofensa. to score a hit Amer ter grande sucesso. to score high in a test conseguir pontuação alta numa prova. to score off bater, ultrapassar, superar. to score out riscar, anular, apagar. to score up somar na conta, atribuir (alguma coisa a alguém). upon what score? por que motivo? -
12 unmeant
un.meant[∧nm'ent] adj não desejado, não intencional, involuntário. -
13 what on earth are you thinking about?
what on earth are you thinking about?que diabo você está pensando? what we said, we meant a idéia foi exatamente aquilo que dissemos.English-Portuguese dictionary > what on earth are you thinking about?
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14 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) não importa* * *[wɔt] adj que, qual, quais. what kind of book is it? / que espécie de livro é? what books has he bought? / que livros ele comprou? into what sea does this river fall? / em que mar desemboca este rio? what time is it? / que horas são? he did not know what intentions they had / ele não sabia que intenções tinham eles. what a fool he is! / que tolo ele é! • pron 1 interrogative quê? what do you call it?/ como é que isso se chama? what did he say? / que foi que ele disse? what is he? / qual é a profissão dele? 2 relative o(s) que, a(s) que, aquele(s) que, aquela(s) que, aquilo que. we did what we could / fizemos o que pudemos. think of what you say! / pense no que diz! • adv em que, de que maneira, de que. • conj tanto quanto, que. • interj quê! como! and what not e não sei o que mais. I know what is what! eu sei realmente o que acontece. I tell you what! quer saber duma coisa? or what else ou o que mais. tell him what is what mostre-lhe que apito estão tocando. that’s it is! é assim que é! what about going? que tal, vamos? what a fine place! que lugar bonito! what a pity! que pena! what are you laughing at? de que você está rindo? what cannot be cured must be endured não se pode ajudar a quem não aceita conselho. what for? para quê? what is, is good como está, está bem. what news! que notícias! what next? que mais? mais alguma coisa? what nonsense! que bobagem! que absurdo! what of him? que há com ele? what of that? que faz? que importa? what on earth are you thinking about? que diabo você está pensando? what we said, we meant a idéia foi exatamente aquilo que dissemos. what with pensando bem. what with patience, what with sternness em parte com paciência, em parte com dureza. -
15 dawn on
(to become suddenly clear to (a person): It suddenly dawned on me what he had meant.) tornar-se claro -
16 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) esconder2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) reter3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) empatar -
17 mean well
(to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) ter boas intençOes -
18 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) perder a oportunidade -
19 additional
adjective This has meant additional work for me.) extra -
20 dawn on
(to become suddenly clear to (a person): It suddenly dawned on me what he had meant.) tornar-se claro
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