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1 previous
['pri:viəs](earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) prévio- previous to* * *pre.vi.ous[pr'i:viəs] adj 1 prévio, anterior, antecedente. 2 coll prematuro, apressado. • previous to adv previamente, antes de. to move the previous question Parl requerer o término dos debates. too previous precipitado, apressado demais. -
2 previous
['pri:viəs](earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) anterior- previous to -
3 previous to
(before: They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.) antes de* * *previous toadv previamente, antes de. -
4 previous to
(before: They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.) antes de -
5 previous
anterior, prévio -
6 previous action
previous actionJur ação preliminar. -
7 previous speaker
previous speakerorador anterior. -
8 to move the previous question
to move the previous questionParl requerer o término dos debates.English-Portuguese dictionary > to move the previous question
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9 too previous
too previousprecipitado, apressado demais. -
10 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) acção2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) movimento3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) processo4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) acção5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) combate•- out of action* * *ac.tion['ækʃən] n 1 ação, funcionamento. suit the action to the word / adapte a ação às suas palavras. 2 atividade, energia. 3 ato, efeito, empreendimento. 4 força, influência, poder. 5 movimento, acionamento. 6 mecanismo, maquinismo. 7 batalha, combate. the soldier died in action / o soldado morreu em combate. 8 encontro armado, choque de tropas. 9 entrecho, enredo, seqüência de cenas (teatro). 10 processo, ação judicial. 11 actions conduta, comportamento. 12 sl excitamento, jogo ilícito, relação sexual. action for damages Jur queixa de indenização por perdas e danos. action in tort ação ilícita. action of assumpsit Jur ação judicial por quebra de contrato. action of ejectment Jur ação judicial de reintegração de posse. action on a bill protesto de uma letra de câmbio por falta de aceitação, pagamento, etc. action to set aside Jur ação judicial de contestação ou anulação. action upon appeal apelação, recurso. full of action ativo, enérgico, vivo. in action em atividade, em movimento. personal action queixa obrigatória. previous action Jur ação preliminar. real action Jur ação real. the action of radium o efeito do radium. to bring (ou lay) an action against intentar uma ação em juízo. to carry (ou put) into action realizar, executar. to put out of action pôr fora do combate. to take action a) agir, proceder. b) iniciar o trabalho. c) Jur processar, iniciar uma ação judicial. -
11 allude
[ə'lu:d]((with to) to mention: He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker.) mencionar- allusion* * *al.lude[əl'u:d] vi aludir, fazer referência (indiretamente), insinuar. -
12 cross-examine
verb (in a court of law, to test or check the previous evidence of (a witness) by questioning him.) interrogar* * *cross-ex.am.ine[krɔs igz'æmin] vt interrogar, inquirir, examinar novamente uma declaração contraditória. -
13 decrease
1. [di'kri:s] verb(to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) diminuir2. ['di:kri:s] noun(a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) diminuição* * *de.crease[d'i:kri:s] n 1 decrescimento, decréscimo, diminuição, redução, declínio. 2 minguante da lua. • [dí:kr'í:s] vt+vi decrescer, diminuir, reduzir, baixar, minguar, declinar, decair. -
14 extempore
[ik'stempəri](without previous thought or preparation: to speak extempore.) inoportunamente/extemporaneamente* * *ex.tem.po.re[ekst'emp2ri] adj improviso, improvisado. • adv de improviso. -
15 on the spur of the moment
(suddenly; without previous planning: We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.) dum momento para o outro* * *on the spur of the momentsob o impulso do momento. -
16 overrule
[əuvə'ru:l](to go against a judgement that has already been made: The judge overruled the previous decision.) anular* * *o.ver.rule[ouvər'u:l] vt 1 governar, dominar. 2 rejeitar, anular, indeferir, desconsiderar, invalidar. 3 prevalecer. -
17 reference
['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) referência2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) referência3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) referência* * *ref.er.ence[r'efərəns] n 1 referência, relação, respeito, alusão, menção. 2 marca, sinal ou marca de referência. 3 recomendação, informação. 4 arbitragem. • adj que serve para referência ou consulta. in/ with reference to em/com referência a. reference book/ work of reference livro de consulta, dicionário, etc. reference library biblioteca de consultas. reference number número de referência ou ordem. to make reference to fazer referência ou alusão a. -
18 reversal
noun a reversal of his previous decision.) inversão* * *re.ver.sal[riv'ə:səl] n 1 reversão, inversão. 2 anulação, revogação. -
19 revert
[rə'və:t](to come or go back (to a previous state, point in a discussion etc).) voltar* * *re.vert[riv'ə:t] vi 1 reverter. 2 voltar, retroceder. 3 voltar ao estado primitivo, recair, retrogradar. 4 dar novamente atenção a, refletir. 5 Jur reverter de direito aos herdeiros dos primitivos proprietários. -
20 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) rever2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) rever3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) rever•- revision* * *re.vise[riv'aiz] n 1 revisão, exame. 2 Typogr prova. 3 versão revisada. • vt 1 revisar, examinar, rever. 2 corrigir, emendar (por exemplo, provas tipográficas), alterar, modificar.
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