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1 petition
[pə'tiʃən] 1. noun(a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.) petição2. verb(to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.) fazer uma petição* * *pe.ti.tion[pət'iʃən] n 1 petição, requerimento, abaixo-assinado. 2 súplica, rogo. 3 prece. • vt+vi 1 peticionar, requerer. 2 suplicar, rogar. 3 solicitar, pedir. to put a petition to dirigir um requerimento a. -
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3 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) preferir- preferably
- preference* * *pre.fer[prif'ə:] vt 1 preferir, escolher, dar preferência a. he had been preferred to me / ele foi preferido a mim. they preferred going home / preferiram voltar para casa. we prefer it to everything / preferimo-lo a tudo. we prefer to go today / preferimos ir hoje. 2 nomear, designar. 3 promover, elevar a cargo superior (to, a). 4 oferecer, dar. 5 apresentar queixa (against, contra). 6 apresentar, submeter à apreciação de. 7 instruir, recomendar. 8 atribuir, referir, imputar. 9 Jur dar prioridade a. to prefer a petition apresentar uma petição.
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petition — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin petition , petitio, from petere to seek, request more at feather Date: 14th century 1. an earnest request ; entreaty 2. a. a formal written request made to an official person or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
