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1 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) história2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) história3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) história•- historic
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- make history* * *his.to.ry[h'istəri] n história, historiografia. ancient history História antiga. medieval history História medieval. modern history História moderna. to be history terminar, acabar, estar morto. to make history fazer história. universal history História universal. -
2 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) história2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) história3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) história•- historic - historical - historically - make history -
3 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular•- figuratively
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- figure out* * *fig.ure[f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz!
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