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21 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) não ter boa opinião a respeito deEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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22 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) visto que -
23 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit.tle[l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso. -
24 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pouco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada•- a little- little by little - make little of -
25 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância. -
26 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms - small change - small hours - smallpox - small screen - small-time - feel/look small -
27 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gabar-se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabarolice- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *boast1[boust] n 1 jactância, ostentação, elogio de si próprio. 2 motivo de orgulho. 3 ensejo para orgulhar-se ou exultar. • vt+vi 1 jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se. 2 ser orgulhoso. 3 alardear, ostentar. 4 possuir algo que é motivo de orgulho. 5 ter, conter. this village boasts three shops / esta cidadezinha possui três lojas. it is not much to boast of não é grande coisa. to make (a) boast of gabar-se de.————————boast2[boust] vt trabalhar, lavrar pedras, esculpir de modo grosseiro e preliminar. -
28 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) decidir-se•* * *[tʃu:z] vt+vi (ps chose, pp chosen) 1 escolher. I choose him as (or for) my friend / escolho-o como amigo. 2 eleger, preferir, selecionar. he was chosen king / ele foi eleito rei. 3 optar, decidir-se, achar melhor. I shall do as I choose / farei o que me convier. 4 joeirar. I cannot choose but do it não tenho alternativa senão fazê-lo. to choose between escolher entre. to pick and choose escolher cuidadosamente, com calma. -
29 cop
[kop](a slang abbreviation of copper II.) chui* * *cop1[kɔp] n 1 sl cume, cimo. 2 sl crista. 3 Weav canilha, maçaroca: rolo cônico de fio formado no fuso de um tear.————————cop2[kɔp] n coll tira, policial. • vt sl 1 prender, pegar. 2 ganhar, obter. a fair cop uma prisão justa. not much cop não é grande coisa. to cop a plea a) admitir uma culpa menor para escapar de uma pena maior. b) admitir culpa e pedir clemência. to cop it apanhar, ficar em apuros. to cop out esquivar-se de responsabilidades. -
30 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferença2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) discussão3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferença•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *dif.fer.ence[d'ifərəns] n 1 diferença, falta de semelhança, divergência, diversidade, distinção. 2 desconformidade, controvérsia, disputa, querela, altercação. 3 intervalo, distância entre dois números, subtração indicada. it makes no difference dá no mesmo, não importa. to split the difference chegar a um meio-termo, chegar a um acordo. what difference does it make? que diferença faz? que importa? -
31 low-lying
adjective ((of land) at a height not much above sea-level.) baixo* * *low-ly.ing[lou l'aiiŋ] adj diz-se de terra baixa, não muito acima do nível do mar. -
32 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) movimentação4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) movimento6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) movimento* * *move.ment[m'u:vmənt] n 1 movimento, ação. 2 mecanismo. 3 Mus tempo. 4 mudança de temperamento ou disposição. -
33 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) parte2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) parte3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) acção2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) dividir2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) partilhar3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) dividir•- share and share alike* * *share1[ʃɛə] n 1 parte, porção, quota. not much went to my share / meu quinhão foi pequeno. 2 ação, fração. will you have a share in it? / tomará parte nisto? • vt 1 ter em comum, usar junto, gozar em comum, compartilhar. he shared his luck with me / ele participou da minha sorte. I shared his grief / compartilhei da sua tristeza. 2 dividir, repartir. 3 tomar parte, ter interesse, ter ações. mining share participação em mina. ordinary share Com ação ordinária. preferred share ação preferencial.————————share2[ʃɛə] n relha ou lâmina de arado. -
34 walker
noun (a person who goes walking for pleasure: We met a party of walkers as we were going home.) caminhante* * *walk.er[w'ɔ:kə] n 1 passeador, andador, caminhador, pedestre. I am not much of walker / eu não sou muito amigo de caminhadas. 2 ave andadora. 3 andador (de bebê). -
35 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) escolher• -
36 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferença2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) divergência3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferença•- differentiate - differentiation -
37 low-lying
adjective ((of land) at a height not much above sea-level.) baixo -
38 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) movimento4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) movimento6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) movimento -
39 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) perto de* * *short ofexceto. -
40 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) não exagerar* * *take it easycalma! não se afobe!.
См. также в других словарях:
not much of a — A rather poor specimen of a • • • Main Entry: ↑much * * * not much of a informal phrase used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I’m not much of a detective, am I? We haven’t had much of a summer this year … Useful english dictionary
not much on — not known for, good at, or interested in (something) He s not much on looks. [=he is not very attractive] She s not much on studying. [=she does not like to study] • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not much — ● wise * * * not/nothing/much spoken phrase used for saying that something is not very important, good, or serious ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ There’s not much to get excited about … Useful english dictionary
not much of a … — ˈnot much of a… idiom not a good… • He s not much of a tennis player. Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — not a good example of: I m not much of a gardener. → much … English new terms dictionary
not much in it — not much ˈin it idiom used to say that there is little difference between two things • I won, but there wasn t much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — informal used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I m not much of a detective, am I? We haven t had much of a summer this year … English dictionary
not much of — rather bad It s not much of a hotel but I guess it will be okay for one night … Idioms and examples
not much cop — british informal phrase not very good or useful The film wasn’t much cop. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: cop * * * not much cop Brit informal : not very good … Useful english dictionary
not much to look at — (informal) Plain, unattractive • • • Main Entry: ↑look * * * not much to look at informal : not physically attractive The restaurant isn t much to look at, but the food is good. The dog isn t much to look at, but he s a great hunting dog. • • •… … Useful english dictionary
not much chop — (Aust and NZ informal) Not much good • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * not much ˈchop idiom (AustralE, NZE, informal) not very good or useful … Useful english dictionary
