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21 pursuit
[pə'sju:t]1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) perseguição2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) ocupação* * *pur.suit[pəsj'u:t] n 1 perseguição, persecução, caça. 2 ocupação, atividade. 3 busca, procura. in pursuit of wealth em busca de fortuna. literary pursuits atividades literárias. -
22 sit-in
noun (an occupation of a building etc by protesters: The students staged a sit-in.) ocupação* * *sit-in[s'it in] n Pol protesto passivo (demonstradores sentados em lugares públicos a eles proibidos). • [sit 'in] vi 1 participar de um protesto passivo (sentando-se em algum lugar). 2 substituir alguém temporariamente (em posto, função, etc.). -
23 title
1) (the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc: The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.) título2) (a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc: Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.) título•- titled- title deed
- title page
- title rôle* * *ti.tle[t'aitəl] n 1 título (de livro). 2 título, grau. 3 quilate. 4 denominação. 5 posição, título de campeão. 6 Jur título, documento, direito de posse ou propriedade. • vt intitular. -
24 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) comércio2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) comércio2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) negociar2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) trocar•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
- trade in* * *[treid] n 1 comércio negro, intercâmbio de mercadorias. 2 negócio. he does a good trade / ele faz bons negócios. 3 tratado comercial. 4 ofício, profissão, ocupação, arte. he is a locksmith by trade / ele é serralheiro profissional. 5 ramo (de negócio). 6 tráfico. 7 movimento comercial. vt +vi 1 comerciar, negociar, comprar e vender. 2 trocar, intercambiar, cambiar, transportar mercadorias. foreign trade comércio exterior. home/ domestic trade comércio nacional. jack of all trades homem dos sete instrumentos. the trades, the trade winds os ventos alísios. the trick of the trade a manha, o truque do negócio. to trade in something dar um objeto usado como parte de pagamento na compra de um objeto novo. to trade (up) on explorar, tirar proveito de, especular. trade and industry comércio e indústria. trade of barter comércio à base de troca. -
25 versatile
1) ((of people etc) able to turn easily and successfully from one task, activity or occupation to another: a versatile entertainer; He will easily get another job - he is so versatile.) versátil2) ((of a material etc) capable of being used for many purposes: a versatile tool.) versátil•* * *ver.sa.tile[v'ə:sətail; v'ə:sətəl] adj 1 versátil. 2 volúvel, inconstante, variável, mutável. 3 ágil, flexível, de fácil adaptação. 4 hábil, jeitoso. 5 multiforme (talento), que tem muitas aptidões. -
26 veteran
['vetərən]noun, adjective1) (a person who is (old and) experienced as a soldier etc or in some other occupation: a veteran footballer/entertainer.) veterano2) ((American) a person who has been in the army etc: war veterans.) veterano* * *vet.er.an[v'etərən] n 1 veterano. 2 veterano de guerra. • adj veterano, experimentado, traquejado. -
27 walk of life
(a way of earning one's living; an occupation or profession: People from all walks of life went to the minister's funeral.) ocupação* * *walk of lifeposição social e profissional. -
28 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) em2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) para3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) em5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at all -
29 badge
[bæ‹](a mark, emblem or ornament showing rank, occupation, or membership of a society, team etc: a school badge on a blazer.) emblema -
30 business
['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) trabalho, profissão2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negócio3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) assunto•- businessman - on business -
31 colleague
['koli:ɡ](a person with whom one is associated in a profession or occupation: He gets on well with his colleagues.) colega -
32 degrading
adjective (tending to make lower in rank etc or to disgrace: a degrading occupation.) degradante -
33 mountaineer
noun (a person who climbs mountains, especially with skill, or as his occupation.) montanhista -
34 occupy
1) (to be in or fill (time, space etc): A table occupied the centre of the room.) ocupar2) (to live in: The family occupied a small flat.) ocupar3) (to capture: The soldiers occupied the town.) ocupar•- occupant- occupation - occupational - occupier -
35 pastime
(an occupation which one enjoys and takes part in during one's spare time; a hobby: Playing chess is his favourite pastime.) passatempo -
36 pursuit
[pə'sju:t]1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) perseguição2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) atividade -
37 sit-in
noun (an occupation of a building etc by protesters: The students staged a sit-in.) ocupação -
38 title
1) (the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc: The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.) título2) (a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc: Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.) título•- titled- title deed - title page - title rôle -
39 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) comércio2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) negócio2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) comerciar2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) trocar•- trader- trademark - tradename - tradesman - trades union - trade union - trades unionist - trade unionist - trade wind - trade in -
40 versatile
1) ((of people etc) able to turn easily and successfully from one task, activity or occupation to another: a versatile entertainer; He will easily get another job - he is so versatile.) versátil2) ((of a material etc) capable of being used for many purposes: a versatile tool.) versátil•
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