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1 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) ser capaz de2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) podia•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *[m'ait] n força, poder. • v ps of may (poder). with might and main com toda a força. -
2 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) seria possível que2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) bem poderia•- might have - I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força- mighty- mightily - mightiness -
3 might
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4 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) poderia ter2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) bem que podia ter3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) até podia ter4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') talvez -
5 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) poderia ter2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) deveria3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) poderia4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') talvez -
6 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) é preferível (fazer) -
7 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) poderia até -
8 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') as galinhas podem criar dentes* * *pigs might flycoisas incríveis podem acontecer (indicando incredulidade quanto ao que acabou de ser dito). -
9 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') é improvável -
10 and well it might be
and well it might bee poderia bem ser. -
11 as might be wished
as might be wishedcomo seria de desejar. -
12 he might pass in a crowd
he might pass in a crowdele não é pior que os outros. -
13 the might-have-beens
the might-have-beensas oportunidades perdidas. -
14 we might just as well have stayed home
we might just as well have stayed homedaria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa.English-Portuguese dictionary > we might just as well have stayed home
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15 with might and main
with might and maincom toda a força. -
16 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) devia saber -
17 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > I etc might have known
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18 may as well
(might as well.) tanto faz -
19 may as well
(might as well.) tanto faz -
20 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperança2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperança3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *[houp] n esperança, confiança, expectativa. • vt+vi esperar ( for por), ter esperança (in em). I hope for the best / espero o melhor. he doesn’t have hope in hell of doing it ele não tem a mínima chance de fazê-lo. hoped for esperado. I hope so assim espero, espero que sim. in the hope of na esperança de. to be out of hope não ter mais esperança. to hope against esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável. to raise hopes encorajar, dar esperanças.
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Might — Might, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[=a]ttr, Goth. mahts. [root]103. See {May}, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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