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61 mediaeval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) medieval* * *me.di.ae.val[medi'i:vəl] adj medieval. -
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63 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) meio2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) meio3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) cultura2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) médio* * *me.di.um[m'i:diəm] n 1 médio, meio-termo, média. 2 agente, instrumento. 3 ambiente. 4 veículo líquido para aplicação de pigmentos secos. 5 meio de comunicação. 6 meio de cultura: base para cultura de germes. 7 médium: pessoa que se comunica com os espíritos. • adj 1 médio, mediano, intermediário. 2 moderado. medium of exchange Com meio de troca. -
64 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) suave2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) suave3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) maduro2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) amaciar* * *mel.low[m'elou] adj 1 maduro, sazonado. 2 polpudo. 3 adocicado. 4 friável. 5 gredoso. 6 alegre, jovial. 7 meio embriagado. 8 suave (de sons). • vt 1 amadurecer, sazonar. 2 abrandar. -
65 mid
[mid](at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) no meio de* * *[mid] adj meio, médio. • pref semi. in mid air no ar. in mid May em meados de maio. -
66 midday
[mid'dei](the middle of the day; twelve o'clock: We'll meet you at midday; ( also adjective) a midday meal.) meio-dia* * *mid.day[midd'ei] n meio-dia. • adj do meio-dia. -
67 midriff
['midrif](the middle of the body just below the ribs.) diafragma* * *mid.riff[m'idrif] n 1 diafragma. 2 região média do corpo humano. 3 roupa feminina que deixa exposta essa região. -
68 midsummer
(the middle of summer: It happened in midsummer; ( also adjective) a midsummer day.) pleno verão- Midsummer Eve* * *mid.sum.mer[m'ids∧mə] n 1 o solstício de verão. 2 o meio do verão. -
69 midway
[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) a meio caminho* * *mid.way[m'idwei] n meio de caminho. • adv a meio caminho. -
70 midwinter
[mid'wintə](the middle of winter: He arrived in midwinter; ( also adjective) on a midwinter day.) pleno inverno* * *mid.win.ter[m'idwintə] n o solstício de inverno. -
71 nave
[neiv](the middle or main part of a church.) nave* * *nave1[neiv] n nave (de igreja).————————nave2[neiv] n cubo de uma roda. -
72 navel
[neivəl](the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist.) umbigo* * *na.vel[n'eivəl] n 1 umbigo. 2 centro, meio. -
73 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) posição2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) posição3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) posição4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) ponto de vista2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) colocar- be in- out of position* * *po.si.tion[pəz'iʃən] n 1 posição. a) colocação, lugar. b) atitude, situação, postura. I was not in a position to / não estava em situação de. c) ponto de vista. d) situação social ou econômica. e) circunstâncias. f) local estratégico. 2 emprego, cargo, ocupação. 3 Philos afirmação, proposição, asserção. • vt 1 colocar em posição, postar, situar. if you were in my position / se estivesse no meu lugar. 2 localizar. angle of position ângulo de posição. financial position situação financeira. he holds a position ele exerce um cargo. out of position fora de ordem. to hold a position ocupar um cargo. to take up a position assumir e defender um ponto de vista. -
74 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) primeiro2) (best: in prime condition.) perfeito2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) plenitude- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) preparar- primer* * *prime1[praim] n 1 prima: a primeira das horas canônicas. 2 início, primórdio, aurora. 3 juventude, mocidade. 4 fig apogeu, auge, plenitude. 5 fig escol, nata. 6 Math número primo. 7 Math plica. 8 Math minuto. • adj 1 primitivo, primário, primordial. 2 principal, primeiro. 3 superior, excelente. 4 primário, fundamental. 5 Math primo. 6 Math marcado com plica. in her prime na flor da mocidade. of prime importance de capital importância. to be in the prime of life estar no vigor dos anos. to prime with information prover de informações.————————prime2[praim] vt 1 escorvar (bomba hidráulica). 2 aprontar, preparar, aparelhar. 3 imprimir. 4 instruir, industriar. 5 munir, prover. 6 Math marcar com plica. 7 carregar arma de fogo. -
75 pupil
I ['pju:pl] noun(a person who is being taught by a teacher or tutor: The school has 2,000 pupils.) alunoII ['pju:pl] noun(the round opening in the middle of the eye through which the light passes.) pupila* * *pu.pil1[pj'u:pəl] n Anat pupila: menina do olho.————————pu.pil2[pj'u:pəl] n pupilo: aluno, educando. -
76 queer
[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) estranho2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) esquisito3) ((slang) homosexual.)2. noun(a homosexual.)- queerly- queerness* * *[kwiə] adj 1 esquisito, ridículo, fantástico, estranho. 2 adoentado. 3 sl homossexual, veado, bicha louca. • vt 1 estragar, arruinar. 2 embaraçar, desconcertar. 3 colocar-se em posição embaraçosa. he is in queer street ele está com dívidas até o pescoço. -
77 sag
[sæɡ]past tense, past participle - sagged; verb(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) vergar* * *[sæg] n 1 caída, ato de ceder, arqueamento, afundamento, depressão. 2 lugar de caída, lugar de curvatura. 3 Naut derivação para sotavento. 4 flecha de corda ou fio. 5 alquebramento. 6 queda de preços (de ações, etc.) • vt 1 ceder (debaixo do peso), vergar, curvar-se. 2 pender, estar inclinado. 3 cair, decair, ceder, perder a firmeza, declinar, fraquejar. 4 cair (preço). 5 Naut derivar para sotavento. 6 perder o interesse, tornar-se desinteressante. -
78 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) calmo- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) dar um sedativo- sedative* * *se.date[sid'eit] vt sedar, acalmar com medicamentos. • adj descansado, tranqüilo, sereno, impassível. -
79 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) sociedade2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) sociedade3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) sociedade4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) alta roda5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) companhia* * *so.ci.e.ty[səs'aiəti] n 1 sociedade, associação, clube. 2 coletividade, comunidade. 3 companhia, camaradagem. 4 convívio. I avoid his society / evito sua companhia. 5 alta sociedade. does she belong to society? / ela pertence à sociedade? Society of Jesus ordem dos jesuítas, Companhia de Jesus. Society of Friends ordem dos Quacres. -
80 the East
(the countries east of Europe: the Middle/Far East.) o Oriente* * *the Easto Oriente. to the east of, in the east of no leste de.
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