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1 to give free play to one’s abilities
to give free play to one’s abilitiesproporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões.English-Portuguese dictionary > to give free play to one’s abilities
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2 to rave about one’s abilities
to rave about one’s abilitiesfazer alarde de suas qualidades.English-Portuguese dictionary > to rave about one’s abilities
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3 rave
[reiv]1) (to talk wildly because, or as if, one is mad.) tresvariar2) (to talk very enthusiastically: He's been raving about this new record he's heard.) desmanchar-se em elogios•- raving* * *[reiv] n 1 delírio, acesso de cólera, fúria. 2 coll elogio exagerado. 3 moda passageira, novidade. 4 festa louca e animada. • vi 1 delirar, tresvariar, proferir palavras incoerentes. 2 enfurecer, encolerizar. 3 ser louco por, querer a todo custo. 4 falar com demasiado entusiasmo, elogiar exageradamente. rave-up Brit coll festa muito louca. to rave about one’s abilities fazer alarde de suas qualidades. to rave after querer a todo custo. to rave up festejar, divertir-se. -
4 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) modesto3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) modesto•- modestly- modesty* * *mod.est[m'ɔdəst] adj 1 modesto, humilde, despretensioso. 2 moderado, comedido. 3 recatado. -
5 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo. -
6 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) recatado3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) modesto•- modestly- modesty -
7 comprehensive school
(one that provides education for children of all abilities.) escola secundária -
8 comprehensive school
(one that provides education for children of all abilities.) escola polivalenteEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > comprehensive school
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9 ability
[ə'biləti]plural - abilities; noun1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) capacidade2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) aptidão* * *a.bil.i.ty[əb'iliti] n (pl abilities) 1 capacidade, habilidade, competência. 2 agilidade, destreza. 3 talento, aptidão. ability to pay solvência. to the best of one’s ability da melhor forma possível. -
10 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) carta de recomendação* * *tes.ti.mo.ni.al[testim'ouniəl] n 1 atestado, certificado, certidão, referência. 2 presente de reconhecimento ou de honra. • adj 1 de honra. 2 de testemunho. -
11 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) testemunho -
12 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) reputação- reputed
- live up to one's reputation* * *rep.u.ta.tion[repjut'eiʃən] n 1 reputação, conceito, renome, crédito. they have the reputation of being rich / eles são tidos como ricos. 2 fama, celebridade. 3 boa reputação, bom-nome. to enjoy good reputation gozar de bom conceito. -
13 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) reputação- reputed - live up to one's reputation
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