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81 worth one's while
(worth one's time and trouble: It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.) valer a pena -
82 absent-minded
adjective (not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply: an absent-minded professor.) distraído -
83 arrears
[ə'riəz](money which should have been paid because it is owed but which has not been paid: rent arrears.) atrasado -
84 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto, quando2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão, tanto3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) quanto2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como•- as for- as if / as though - as to -
85 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) parêntese, colchete, chave2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) mão-francesa2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.)2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) agrupar• -
86 chiefly
adverb (mainly: She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough.) principalmente -
87 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) compromisso -
88 dislike
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89 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) inveja2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) invejar2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) invejar•- enviable- envious - the envy of -
90 funk
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91 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dar (a alguém) o benefício da dúvidaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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92 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) dar (a alguém) o benefício da dúvidaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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93 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) ter compromisso de honra -
94 impassable
(not able to be passed through or travelled along: The road is impassable because of flooding.) intransitável -
95 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) imperfeito2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) imperfeito•- imperfection -
96 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) ter compromisso de honra -
97 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) em primeiro/segundo lugar -
98 inaccessible
[inək'sesəbl](not able to be (easily) approached, reached or obtained: The village is inaccessible by car because of flooding.) inacessível -
99 inaudible
[in'o:dəbl](not loud or clear enough to be heard: Her voice was inaudible because of the noise.) inaudível- inaudibility -
100 insufficient
[insə'fiʃənt](not enough: The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.) insuficiente- insufficiency
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