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1 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *pur.pose[p'ə:pəs] n 1 propósito: a) desígnio, intento, intenção. b) sentido, objetivo, finalidade. it answered his purpose, it served his purpose / correspondia aos seus propósitos. c) proveito. it serves a purpose / é útil e pode ajudar a conseguir um resultado. 2 resolução, determinação. • vt tencionar, pretender, propor-se. for this purpose com esta finalidade. for what purpose? com que finalidade? it suited his purpose veio-lhe a calhar. of set purpose deliberadamente. on purpose de propósito. to good purpose utilmente, com bom efeito. to no purpose inutilmente, em vão, tendencioso. to serve its purpose servir seus propósitos. to talk at cross purposes não se entender, falar de coisas diferentes. to the purpose no ponto, relevante para o assunto em questão, pertinente. -
2 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully - purposeless - purposely - purpose-built - on purpose - serve a purpose - to no purpose -
3 purpose-built
adjective (made or built for a particular need or purpose: People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses.) de construção especial -
4 purpose-built
adjective (made or built for a particular need or purpose: People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses.) construído especialmente -
5 purpose built
pur.pose built[pə:pəs b'ilt] adj especialmente feito para satisfazer os requisitos. it is a purpose built school / é uma escola cujo prédio foi especialmente construído. -
6 purpose
finalidade, objetivoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > purpose
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7 purpose
propósito, escopo, objetivo -
8 purpose
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9 on purpose
(intentionally: Did you break the cup on purpose?) de propósito* * *on purposede propósito. -
10 all-purpose
all-pur.pose[ɔ:l p'ə:pəs] adj que serve ao mesmo tempo para muitas finalidades. an all-purpose detergent um detergente útil para muitas finalidades. -
11 an all-purpose detergent
an all-purpose detergentum detergente útil para muitas finalidades. -
12 convenient for the purpose
convenient for the purposeprático, conveniente para a finalidade. -
13 for this purpose
for this purposecom esta finalidade. -
14 for what purpose?
for what purpose?com que finalidade? -
15 it suited his purpose
it suited his purposeveio-lhe a calhar. -
16 my set purpose
my set purposeminha firme intenção. -
17 of set purpose
of set purposedeliberadamente. -
18 singleness of purpose
singleness of purposeperseguição de um só fim, decisão. -
19 to come pat to its purpose
to come pat to its purposeconvir inteiramente a propósito. -
20 to good purpose
to good purposeutilmente, com bom efeito.
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