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81 run down
1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) parar2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) atropelar3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) infamar -
82 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- salted- saltness - salty - saltiness - bath salts - the salt of the earth - take something with a grain/pinch of salt - take with a grain/pinch of salt -
83 save etc for a rainy day
(to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it.) economizar para uma eventualidadeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > save etc for a rainy day
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84 someone
1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) alguém2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) alguém -
85 speaker
1) (a person who is or was speaking.) orador, locutor2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) alto-falante -
86 strict
[strikt]1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) rigoroso2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) rigoroso•- strictly - strictly speaking -
87 subsidy
plural - subsidies; noun((a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low.) subsídio- subsidise -
88 sufficient
adjective (enough: We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs?) suficiente, bastante -
89 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) terno, conjunto, tailleur2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) traje3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) processo4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) pedido de casamento5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) naipe2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) convir a2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) combinar com3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) adaptar•- suited- suitor - suitcase - follow suit - suit down to the ground - suit oneself -
90 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) testemunho -
91 the Third World
(the developing countries, those not part of or aligned with the two main powers: the needs of the Third World.) o Terceiro Mundo -
92 thrashing
noun (a physical beating: He needs a good thrashing!) surra -
93 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar, pôr a mão em2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tato3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) jeito5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora de campo•- touching- touchingly - touchy - touchily - touchiness - touch screen - in touch with - in touch - lose touch with - lose touch - out of touch with - out of touch - a touch - touch down - touch off - touch up - touch wood -
94 washer
1) (a person or thing (eg a machine) that washes: They've just bought an automatic dish-washer.) lavador, máquina de lavar2) (a flat ring of rubber, metal etc to keep nuts or joints tight: Our tap needs a new washer.) arruela
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Needs — Needs, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. { wards}.] Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. [1913 Webster] A man must needs love mauger his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And he must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
needs — originally an adverb meaning ‘of necessity, necessarily’, survives in the somewhat literary phrase needs must: • He can kill a pig. Probably with his bare hands, if needs must Observer Food monthly, 2004. The phrase alludes to the old proverb… … Modern English usage
needs — [nēdz] adv. [ME nedes < OE nedes, nydes < nied (see NEED) + s, gen. & adv. suffix] of necessity; necessarily: with must [he must needs obey] … English World dictionary
needs — (adv.) of necessity, necessarily, in archaic constructions involving must (late 14c.) is from O.E. nede, instrumental and genitive singular of nied (see NEED (Cf. need)), used as an adverb reinforcing must, hence the genitive ending … Etymology dictionary
needs — /nidz/ (say needz) phrase 1. needs must, (an expression indicating necessity): *bards, like birds, tho scant of words, needs must sing as nature taught em. –c.j. dennis, 1938. 2. needs must (when the Devil drives), Colloquial (an exclamation… …
needs — /needz/, adv. of necessity; necessarily (usually prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be. [bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nedes, orig. gen. of ned NEED; see S1] * * * … Universalium
needs — [[t]nidz[/t]] adv. of necessity; necessarily (usu. prec. or fol. by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME nedis, OE nēdes, orig. gen. of nēd need; see s I … From formal English to slang
needs — adverb Etymology: Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need Date: before 12th century of necessity ; necessarily < must needs be recognized > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Needs — This surname recorded in the spellings of Noad, Noads, Node, Need and Needs, is one of the most unusual of habitational surnames. Its origin is Olde English pre 7th Century, and the derivation is from the ancient word ad or Yde which usually… … Surnames reference
needs — see needs must when the devil drives … Proverbs new dictionary
needs — adv. archaic (usu. prec. or foll. by must) of necessity (must needs decide). Etymology: OE nedes (as NEED, S(3)) … Useful english dictionary
