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1 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) calcular2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) calcular2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) estimativa* * *es.ti.mate['estim2t] n 1 estimativa, avaliação. 2 cálculo, cômputo, orçamento. • ['estimeit] vt 1 estimar, avaliar, calcular, orçar. 2 julgar, considerar. rough estimate orçamento aproximado. -
2 smooth
[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) macio2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) homogéneo3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) tranquilo4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) fácil5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) suave2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) alisar2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) espalhar•- smoothen- smoothly
- smoothness* * *[smu:ð] n 1 ato de alisar ou polir. 2 lisura, polimento. • vt+vi 1 alisar, aplainar, polir. 2 acalmar, suavizar. 3 facilitar. 4 remover saliências, tornar plano. • adj 1 plano, liso, lustroso, polido. 2 macio, regular. 3 sem pelotas. 4 liso, sem cabelo, sem pêlo. 5 fácil, sem obstáculos ou dificuldades, suave. 6 calmo, sereno, plácido. 7 polido, agradável, afável. 8 lisonjeiro, bajulador. 9 brando, macio, agradável ao gosto ou ao ouvido, suave. 10 sl excelente, agradável, atraente. to smooth away afastar, descartar. he smoothed away the difficulties / ele afastou as dificuldades. to smooth down acalmar, moderar, suavizar. to smooth out alisar, passar a ferro, tirar dobras ou pregas. to smooth over atenuar, paliar. to smooth the way/ to smooth the path facilitar as coisas, abrir caminho, tornar mais fácil ou provável. to take the rough with the smooth aceitar o que vier: o bom e o ruim. -
3 crossing
1) (a place where a road etc may be crossed: a pedestrian-crossing; a level-crossing.) passadeira2) (a journey over the sea: I was seasick as it was a very rough crossing.) travessia* * *cross.ing[kr'ɔsiŋ] n 1 cruzamento. 2 viagem através de. 3 passagem de nível. 4 encruzilhada. 5 cruzamento de raças. 6 interseção. 7 intercepção. 8 vau. 9 cancelamento. level crossing passagem de nível. the crossing of the river a travessia do rio. zebra crossing faixa para pedestres. -
4 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *[ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar. -
5 crossing
1) (a place where a road etc may be crossed: a pedestrian-crossing; a level-crossing.) travessia, passagem2) (a journey over the sea: I was seasick as it was a very rough crossing.) travessia -
6 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) estimar2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) avaliar2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) estimativa -
7 smooth
[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) liso2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) homogêneo3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) suave4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) sereno5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) insinuante2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) alisar2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) passar suavemente•- smoothen- smoothly - smoothness
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