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1 brawn
[bro:n](muscle or physical strength.) músculo- brawny* * *[brɔ:n] n 1 músculo forte (do braço ou da perna). 2 fig força muscular, vigor. 3 tipo de bolo feito de carne de porco e mocotó de boi servido em fatias. -
2 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) fraco2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) fraco3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) fraco4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) fraco5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sem graça•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k] adj 1 fraco: a) débil. b) frágil, quebradiço. c) aguado, ralo, diluído. d) sem lógica (argumento). e) Gram que forma os tempos passados de forma regular, pelo acréscimo de -ed, -d ou -t (verbos, na lígua inglesa). 2 inapto. 3 vulnerável. 4 ineficiente, deficiente, ineficaz, inadequado. 5 facilmente influenciável. 6 simplório, bobo, tolo. 7 sem força legal (documento). 8 irresoluto, vacilante. 9 Com fraco (dinheiro, moeda). his weak part/ paint/ side/ spot seu lado ou ponto fraco. weak and weary cansado, fatigado, esgotado, exausto. -
3 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) enfraquecer* * *weak.en[w'i:kən] vt+vi 1 enfraquecer(-se), debilitar(-se). 2 atenuar, diminuir, reduzir. 3 afrouxar. 4 ceder. -
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5 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) fraco2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) fraco3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) fraco4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) fraco5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) fraco•- weakly- weaken - weakling - weakness - have a weakness for -
6 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) enfraquecer(-se) -
7 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *[fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte. -
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1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combater3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) brigar, discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) batalha2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta, peleja•- fighter- fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight
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