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21 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) fechado2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) empatado3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) desembainhado4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) abatido* * *[drɔ:n] pp of draw. • adj 1 tirado, puxado. 2 desembainhada (espada). 3 esboçado, traçado, delineado. 4 empatado, indeciso. 5 torcido (o rosto), cansado. -
22 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) claro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bonito4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) suficiente/razoável5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) um certo tamanho/algo grande6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) belo/formoso•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira* * *fair1[fɛə] n 1 feira. 2 feira de amostras. 3 Amer bazar de caridade. the book faira feira do livro.————————fair2[fɛə] n Poet mulher formosa. • vt+vi 1 Mech acabar (uma peça). 2 fazer ou tornar-se propício. 3 aclarar, desanuviar-se (tempo). • adj 1 regular, satisfatório. 2 uniforme, suave. 3 proporcionado, formoso, belo. 4 claro, límpido. 5 claro, louro (cabelo, face). 6 limpo, íntegro. 7 desimpedido. 8 sereno (céu). 9 bom, favorável (vento). he is in a fair way to succeed / ele tem boas perspectivas de êxito. 10 prometedor, auspicioso. 11 cortês, amável, agradável. 12 oportuno, plausível. 13 sólido, com base (esperança). 14 considerável, amplo. 15 nítido, legível (letra). 16 legítimo, justo. he has a fair chance / ele tem uma oportunidade justa. 17 honesto, franco (jogo, luta). • adv 1 de modo justo, favorável. they played fair / eles jogaram honestamente. the wind sits fair / o vento está favorável. 2 em cheio. 3 diretamente. a fair share uma parte justa. by fair means por bem, sem violência. by fair means or foul de um modo ou de outro. fair and softly goes afar devagar se vai ao longe. fair and square honesto, justo. fair field and no favour possibilidades iguais para todos. fair water água límpida. fair wear and tear Tech desgaste justo: dano ou desgaste causado aos bens em conseqüência de uso normal. the belly is not filled with fair words palavras bonitas não enchem barriga. the stone hit him fair in the head a pedra caiu-lhe diretamente na cabeça. to bid fair to prometer, ser auspicioso. to give someone fair warning avisar em tempo. to have a fair livelihood ter para viver comodamente. to stand fair for ter esperanças. to stand fair with a person estar em bons entendimentos com alguém. -
23 fish
plurals; see fish* * *fish1[fiʃ] n 1 peixe, pescado. 2 reforço. 3 Mech tala. 4 Naut lambareiro. • vt+vi 1 pescar. he fished something out of the water / ele puxou qualquer coisa da água. 2 buscar. 3 lançar a isca, pesquisar, procurar obter. 4 descobrir. fish and chips peixe frito com batatas fritas (comida típica inglesa). fried fish peixe assado. he drinks like a fish ele é um beberrão. there are other fish in the sea esta pessoa ou coisa não é a única no mundo, existem outras que podem dar mais certo. to be neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring não ser nem peixe nem carne, não ter opinião pró nem contra, não se definir. to feed the fishes estar mareado. to feel like a fish out of water sentir-se fora de seu elemento (ambiente). to have other fish to fry ter outras coisas mais importantes a tratar. to fish for compliments pescar elogios. to fish in troubled water pescar em águas turvas, usar de uma situação difícil para tirar proveito próprio. to fish somebody up salvar alguém de afogamento.————————fish2[fiʃ] n Amer sl 1 prisioneiro. 2 pessoa boba, vítima fácil. 3 mulher heterossexual. 4 mulher promíscua. 5 um dólar. fish or cut bait decida-se. fish skin 1 nota de um dólar. 2 preservativo. fish trap boca. -
24 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *head1[hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.————————head2[hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis. -
25 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) mediano* * *mid.dling[m'idliŋ] adj 1 mediano, regular. 2 medíocre. -
26 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutro2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutro2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) ponto morto•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *neu.tral[nj'u:trəl] n 1 nação neutra. 2 indivíduo neutral. 3 ponto neutro. • adj 1 neutral, imparcial. 2 neutro, indefinido. 3 de cor vaga. 4 Chem nem ácido, nem alcalino. 5 Electr nem positivo, nem negativo. 6 nem bom, nem mau, indeterminado. -
27 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) parte2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) parte3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) personagem4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) papel5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) texto6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) papel2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) separar-se- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *[pa:t] n 1 parte: a) elemento componente de um todo. b) lote, fração, pedaço, porção, fragmento. c) divisão de uma obra. d) Mech peça. e) Anat órgão, membro. f) dever, obrigação. g) região, lugar. h) facção, partido. i) Mus voz ou instrumento em música sinfônica. j) Theat papel. 2 Math parte alíquota, submúltiplo. 3 Amer risca de cabelo. 4 talento, capacidade, dotes, prendas, qualidades. 5 fascículo de um livro. 6 Jur parte interessada. 7 parts partes: a) circunstâncias ou qualidades de uma pessoa. b) órgãos genitais externos. • vt+vi 1 partir, dividir, secionar. 2 separar, apartar, desunir. 3 repartir, lotear, parcelar. 4 quebrar, romper, fragmentar. 5 ir-se embora, retirar-se. 6 intervir, colocar-se entre. 7 deixar, separar-se de. we parted friends / separamo-nos como amigos. 8 morrer. 9 quebrar-se, romper-se. 10 discriminar, distinguir. 11 repartir (cabelo). component parts partes componentes ou integrantes. do your part! cumpra a parte que lhe compete! for my part quanto a mim, pelo que me diz respeito, de minha parte. for the most part na maioria dos casos, geralmente. good parts talento (de uma pessoa). he took it in good part ele não levou a mal, não se ofendeu. I have neither part nor lot in it não tenho nada a ver com isso. in foreign parts no exterior, em outras bandas. in good parts com boa disposição, com boa vontade. in large part em grande parte. in part em parte. in these parts nestas bandas, por aqui. I take his part tomo seu partido, coloco-me a seu lado. of parts talentoso, capaz. on his part a) de sua parte. b) em seu lugar. on the part of da parte de. spare parts peças sobressalentes. the greater part a maior parte. the most part a maioria. to come out in parts aparecer em fascículos. to part company with separar-se de. to part with a) desistir de. b) desfazer-se de. to play a part a) fingir, representar. b) desempenhar um papel. to play a part in ter uma influência, ter um papel. to take part in tomar parte em, participar de. -
28 reason
rea.son[r'i:zən] n 1 razão, causa, motivo, fundamento. 2 justificação, explicação. 3 bom senso, racionalidade, intuição. 4 eqüidade, justiça. 5 Log premissa. • vt+vi 1 raciocinar, pensar, concluir, inferir. 2 argumentar, debater, discutir. 3 persuadir ou dissuadir, apresentar razões, provar. by reason of por causa de. in within reason dentro dos limites do possível. neither rhyme nor reason sem tom nem som. out of all reason sem nenhuma razão. to bring to reason trazer à razão. to lose one’s reason perder a razão, enlouquecer. to reason out chegar a uma conclusão. to reason with convencer pela lógica. to stand to reason ser justo, razoável, lógico. to yield to reason ceder à razão. -
29 sexless
adjective (neither male nor female.) assexuado* * *sex.less[s'ekslis] adj sem sexo, assexual, assexuado. -
30 so-so
adjective (neither very good nor very bad: His health is so-so.) assim assim* * *so-so[s'ou sou] adj assim, assim, mais ou menos. • adv regularmente, de modo tolerável. -
31 stint
[stint] n 1 limite, limitação, restrição. 2 economia, quantidade ou quantia guardada. 3 tarefa com prazo limitado. 4 Ornith tipo de lavandeira pequena. • vt+vi 1 restringir, limitar. 2 economizar, racionar, poupar. they stinted neither trouble nor money / não pouparam nem esforços nem dinheiro. -
32 temperate
['tempərət]((of climate) neither too hot nor too cold.) temperado* * *tem.per.ate[t'empərit] adj 1 brando, ameno, temperado (clima). 2 moderado, delicado, controlado. 3 abstêmio, sóbrio. -
33 there are other fish in the sea
there are other fish in the seaesta pessoa ou coisa não é a única no mundo, existem outras que podem dar mais certo. to be neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring não ser nem peixe nem carne, não ter opinião pró nem contra, não se definir.English-Portuguese dictionary > there are other fish in the sea
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34 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) puxado, fechado2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) empatado3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) desembainhado4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) contraído -
35 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) loiro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) claro4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) médio5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) bom6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bonito•- fairness- fairly - fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) quermesse, feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira -
36 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) aqui2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) aí3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) aqui2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) ei2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) aqui, presente•- hereabouts- hereabout - hereafter - the hereafter - hereby - herein - herewith - here and there - here goes - here's to - here - there and everywhere - here you are - neither here nor there -
37 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) médio -
38 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutro2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) habitante de um país neutro2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) ponto morto•- neutralize - neutralise -
39 sexless
adjective (neither male nor female.) assexuado -
40 so-so
adjective (neither very good nor very bad: His health is so-so.) mais ou menos
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