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1 alive
1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) vivo2) (full of activity: The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.) cheio•- alive to* * *a.live[əl'aiv] adj 1 vivo, com vida, animado. is your father still alive? / o seu pai ainda vive? 2 ativo, vigoroso, intenso, em vigor, em função. he keeps alive the traditions / ele mantém vivas as tradições. 3 existente. she is the best woman alive / ela é a melhor das mulheres. 4 enérgico, vivaz, alegre. the girl is all alive / a menina é muito vivaz (ou muito dedicada). 5 alive to sensível a, suscetível de, cônscio de, interessado em. she is very much alive to political news / ela é muito interessada em novidades políticas. 6 aglomerado, abundante, cheio, inçado ( with de). this brook is alive with trout / este córrego é cheio de trutas. alive and kicking forte e ativo, cheio de vigor. look alive! depressa!, avante!, atenção! man alive! coll homem de Deus! -
2 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *in.terest['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por. -
3 intrigue
1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intriga2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) intrigar2) (to plot or scheme.) fazer intrigas•* * *in.trigue[intr'i:g] n 1 intriga, cilada, plano secreto. 2 amor secreto. • vt+vi 1 intrigar, conspirar, enredar. 2 excitar a curiosidade. 3 ter amores secretos. -
4 propaganda
[propə'ɡændə](the activity of spreading particular ideas, opinions etc according to an organized plan, eg by a government; the ideas etc spread in this way: political propaganda.) propaganda* * *prop.a.gan.da[prɔpəg'ændə] n propaganda política. to carry on a vigorous propaganda for fazer propaganda intensa a favor de. -
5 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) participação5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) grupo de interesses2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting - interestingly - in one's own interest - in one's interest - in the interests of - in the interest of - lose interest - take an interest -
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7 propaganda
[propə'ɡændə](the activity of spreading particular ideas, opinions etc according to an organized plan, eg by a government; the ideas etc spread in this way: political propaganda.) propaganda
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