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1 abbreviation
noun (a shortened form of a word etc: Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.) abreviatura* * *ab.bre.vi.a.tion[əbri:vi'eiʃən] n 1 abreviação, abreviatura. 2 resumo, sumário. -
2 abbreviation
noun (a shortened form of a word etc: Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.) abreviação -
3 IQ
(intelligence quotient; a measure of a person's intelligence: She has a high IQ; an IQ of 140.)* * *[ai kj'u:] abbr intelligence quotient (quociente de inteligência, QI). -
4 IUD
(intrauterine device; a plastic or metal contraceptive used by women.)* * *[ai ju: d'i:] abbr intrauterine device (dispositivo intra-uterino, DIU). -
5 WC
(water-closet; a lavatory; toilet; 00)* * *[d∧bəlju: s'i:] abbr water closet (banheiro), West Central (correio de Londres), without charge (sem despesa, gratuito). -
6 margarine
(( abbreviation marge) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) margarina* * *mar.ga.rine[ma:dʒər'i:n] n margarina. -
7 microphone
(( abbreviation mike) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc: Speak into the microphone.) microfone* * *mi.cro.phone[m'aikrəfoun] n microfone. -
8 milligram
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9 physical education
noun (abbreviation) (PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school.)* * *phys.i.cal ed.u.ca.tion[fizikəl edjuk'eiʃən] n educação física. -
10 promenade
(( abbreviation prom [prom]) a level road for the public to walk along, usually beside the sea: They went for a walk along the promenade.) passeio público* * *prom.e.nade[prɔmən'a:d; pra:mən'eid] n 1 passeio. 2 Braz coll calçadão (de praia). 3 passeio, calçada. 4 baile estudantil. 5 desfile de abertura em um baile de gala. • vt+vi 1 passear. 2 exibir-se. -
11 quintuplet
(( abbreviation quin [kwin]) one of five children born at the same time to one mother.) quintuplos* * *quin.tu.plet[kw'intjuplit; kwint'∧plit] n pl quíntuplos. -
12 value-added tax
noun (( abbreviation VAT) a tax that is imposed on goods and services.)* * *val.ue-add.ed tax[vælju: 'ædid tæks] n Brit (abreviatura: VAT) imposto sobre valor adicionado, Braz imposto sobre circulação de mercadorias e serviços (ICMS). -
13 CD-ROM
noun (abbreviation) (compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.) -
14 Certificate of Secondary Education
noun (abbreviation) (C.S.E.; a secondary school leaving certificate (given for each subject), of a lower level than the General Certificate of Education (university entrance).)English-Portuguese dictionary > Certificate of Secondary Education
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15 health maintenance organization
noun (( abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members.)English-Portuguese dictionary > health maintenance organization
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16 visual display unit
noun (( abbreviation VDU) the part of a computer with a screen on which information is displayed.) -
17 water-closet
noun (( abbreviation WC) a lavatory.) retrete -
18 WWW
(World Wide Web (a branch of the Internet); letters used at the beginning of addresses of sites on the Internet.) -
19 CD-ROM
noun (abbreviation) (compact disk read-only memory; a disk which stores information that can be displayed on a computer.) CD-ROM -
20 Certificate of Secondary Education
noun (abbreviation) (C.S.E.; a secondary school leaving certificate (given for each subject), of a lower level than the General Certificate of Education (university entrance).)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > Certificate of Secondary Education
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