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1 peace-offering
noun (something offered or given to make peace: She took him a drink as a peace-offering.) dádiva de paz -
2 peace-offering
noun (something offered or given to make peace: She took him a drink as a peace-offering.) presente de reconciliação -
3 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifício2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifício3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifício2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar•- sacrificially* * *sac.ri.fice[s'ækrifais] n 1 sacrifício, oferta solene. 2 holocausto, renúncia. 3 perda. 4 vítima, oferenda. • vt 1 sacrificar, oferecer a um deus. 2 entregar em holocausto, renunciar. 3 oferecer em sacrifício. 4 vender com prejuízo. at a sacrifice com prejuízo. -
4 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifício2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifício3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifício2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar•- sacrificially -
5 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) oferecer2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) oferecer-se2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) oferta2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) proposta•- offering- on offer* * *of.fer['ɔfə] n 1 oferta, dádiva. 2 oferenda. 3 oferecimento. 4 proposta. 5 tentativa, ensaio. • vt+vi 1 ofertar, presentear. 2 oferendar. 3 oferecer. 4 propor. 5 mostrar. 6 ocorrer, apresentar-se. 7 intentar. 8 imolar. as occasion offers como a ocasião se apresenta. I was offered money ofereceram-me dinheiro. offer by tender Com proposta por concorrência. offer of marriage proposta de casamento. under offer Brit que tem um possível comprador. -
6 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) oferecer2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) oferecer(-se)2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) oferta, proposta2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) oferta•- offering- on offer -
7 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *[ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar. -
8 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!)2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.)•- usable- used - user - user-friendly - user guide - be used to something - be used to - used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.)2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.)3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.)4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.)5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.)•- useful- usefulness - usefully - useless - be in use - out of use - come in useful - have no use for - it's no use - make good use of - make use of - put to good use - put to use
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