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1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão

2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão

3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento

- stress-mark

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[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias.

1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar

2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) acentuar

3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) fixar

4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir

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- impression

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['impres] n estampa, carimbo, sinete, sinal, cunho, marca. • [impr'es] vt 1 impressionar, comover, afetar. she was deeply impressed / ela ficou profundamente impressionada. he was favourably impressed by / ele ficou bem impressionado com. 2 imprimir, gravar, estampar. 3 recrutar, forçar. I impressed the necessity on him convenci-o da necessidade. impressed with the idea impressionado com, sob a impressão de.

1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) reconciliar

2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) conciliar

3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) (fazer) conformar-se

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- reconciliation

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[r'ekənsail] vt 1 reconciliar, congraçar, apaziguar. 2 ajustar, harmonizar, acomodar, conciliar. 3 satisfazer, contentar. 4 conformar-se, resignar-se, não fazer oposição.

1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se

2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se

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- resignation

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[riz'ain] vt+vi 1 resignar-se, renunciar. 2 conformar-se, submeter-se. 3 demitir-se. 4 Chess abandonar. to resign from office demitir-se de seu cargo. to resign to the will of God submeter-se à vontade de Deus.

1) (the act of resigning.) resignação

2) (a letter etc stating that one is resigning: You will receive my resignation tomorrow.) carta de demissão

3) ((the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc): He accepted his fate with resignation.) resignação

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[rezign'eiʃən] n 1 resignação, renúncia, demissão, exoneração. 2 pedido de demissão (por escrito). I sent in my resignation / solicitei minha demissão. 3 submissão, sujeição, paciência.

1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar

2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) incutir, imprimir

3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) gravar, registrar

4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir

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- impression

1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) reconciliar(-se)

2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) conciliar

3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) conformar(-se)

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- reconciliation

1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se

2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se

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- resignation

1) (the act of resigning.) demissão

2) (a letter etc stating that one is resigning: You will receive my resignation tomorrow.) demissão

3) ((the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc): He accepted his fate with resignation.) resignação

1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão, estresse

2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão

3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) ênfase

- stress-mark

1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) exemplo

2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) exemplo

3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) exemplo

4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) exemplo

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- for example

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[igz'a:mp2l; igz'æmp2l] n 1 exemplo. for example / por exemplo. by way of example / para citar um exemplo. 2 molde, modelo. 3 exemplar. beyond example / nunca visto, sem precedente. a bad example / um mau exemplo. to set a good example / dar bom exemplo. to take example by one / tomar exemplo de alguém. let this be an example to you / que isto lhe sirva de lição. to make an example / castigar para servir de exemplo.

noun (something that reveals an unexpected fact etc: Our visit to their office was a real eye-opener - they are so inefficient!) revelação

1) (taking no notice of: He went in spite of his father's orders.) apesar de

2) (although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc: In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry.) apesar de

1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) amostra, espécime

2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) exemplo

3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) exemplo

4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) exemplo

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- for example

noun (something that reveals an unexpected fact etc: Our visit to their office was a real eye-opener - they are so inefficient!) esclarecimento

1) (taking no notice of: He went in spite of his father's orders.) apesar de, a despeito de

2) (although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc: In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry.) apesar de

1) (something additional (eg a handbag, scarf, shoes etc to the main part of a woman's clothing, or a radio, seat-covers etc to a car): She wore matching accessories.) acessório

2) ((legal) a person who helps somebody, especially a criminal.) cúmplice

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[æks'esəri] n 1 acessório, suplemento. 2 Jur pessoa que participa de um crime de maneira indireta. • adj 1 acessório, suplementar. 2 subordinado. 3 acumpliciado. accessory after the fact encobridor do crime, cúmplice posterior. accessory before the fact instigador do crime. he is accessory to the result ele contribui para o resultado.

1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas

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- pointed

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[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.