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1 searching
adjective (trying to find out the truth by careful examination: He gave me a searching look.) penetrante* * *search.ing[s'ə:tʃiŋ] n inquirição, procura, exame, pesquisa, inspeção. • adj 1 perscrutador, minucioso. 2 penetrante, agudo (olhar). -
2 searching
adjective (trying to find out the truth by careful examination: He gave me a searching look.) investigador -
3 searching fire
tiro progressivo, barragem rolante (Arty)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > searching fire
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4 searching light
holofote de busca de alvoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > searching light
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5 searching sector
setor de pesquisa; setor de busca; setor de exploração (AAA)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > searching sector
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6 soul searching
soul search.ing[s'oul sə:tʃiŋ] n exame de consciência, auto-análise. -
7 traversing and searching fire
tiro ceifante progressivoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > traversing and searching fire
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8 in search of
(searching for: We went in search of a restaurant.) à procura de -
9 in search of
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10 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) procurar2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) revistar2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) busca- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *[sə:tʃ] n 1 procura, busca, diligência. 2 pesquisa, exame. • vt+vi 1 procurar. 2 investigar, examinar. 3 revistar. to search into pesquisar. to search one’s heart investigar o íntimo. to search out procurar saber, descobrir, explorar. -
11 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) procurar2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) revistar2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) procura, busca, investigação- searcher- searching - searchingly - searchlight - search party - search warrant - in search of -
12 catechism
['kætikizəm]1) (a book (especially religious) of instructions by means of question and answer.) catecismo2) (a series of searching questions on any subject.) questionário•* * *cat.e.chism[k'ætikizəm] n catecismo. -
13 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
14 look out
1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) observar2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) procurar* * *look outseja cuidadoso. -
15 meanwhile
(during this time; at the same time: The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street.) entretanto* * *mean.while[m'i:nwail] adv = link=meantime meantime. -
16 penetrating
1) ((of a voice, sound etc) loud and clear; easily heard: a penetrating voice.) penetrante2) ((of a glance, stare etc) hard and searching, as if trying, or able, to see into a person's mind: a penetrating glance.) penetrante* * *pen.e.trat.ing[p'enətreitiŋ] adj penetrante, penetrativo: 1 que penetra. 2 agudo, perfurante. 3 pungente, intenso. 4 sagaz, perspicaz. 5 comovente. -
17 shoal
I [ʃəul] noun(a great number of fish swimming together in one place: The fishing-boats were searching for large shoals of fish.) cardumeII [ʃəul] noun(a shallow place in the sea etc; a sandbank: The boat grounded on a shoal.) baixio* * *shoal1[ʃoul] n baixio, banco de areia. • vt+vi tornar-se raso. • adj raso, pouco profundo.————————shoal2[ʃoul] n multidão, quantidade grande, cardume. • vi formar em cardume, agrupar-se em massa. -
18 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) justificar2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) apostar2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) mandato* * *war.rant[w'ɔrənt] n 1 autorização, ordem, permissão. 2 procuração. 3 mandado (de prisão, arresto, busca, etc.). he was pursued by a warrant of apprehension / ele foi procurado pela polícia (com ordem de prisão). 4 garantia, fiança. 5 justificação, fundamento. 6 certificado, patente, prova. 7 ordem de pagamento. 8 warrant, recibo (ou quitação) de depósito. • vt 1 dar autorização, autorizar, permitir. 2 justificar. 3 garantir, afiançar, assegurar. 4 dar a palavra, prometer. 5 certificar, atestar, declarar positivamente. I warrant him honest / eu me responsabilizo pela sua honestidade. 6 outorgar. to take a warrant against procurar com ordem de prisão. warrant of arrest ordem de prisão. warrant of attorney procuração. warrant of distress alvará de penhora. -
19 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) qual2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) que- which is which? - which is which* * *[witʃ] adj, pron 1 qual? quais? quê? which pictures did you like best? / de qual dos quadros você gostou mais? to which of our theaters do you wish to go? / para qual dos nossos teatros você deseja ir? 2 qual, quais, que, o que, qualquer. this red which is the most demanded colour / este vermelho que é a cor mais procurada. the step which you have taken will lead to... / fig o passo que você tomou conduzirá a... all of which todos os quais. do you know which is which? você sabe distinguir as duas coisas? he tried every which way ele tentou por todos os modos. of which do qual, dos quais, de que. which of you? quem (ou qual) de vocês? -
20 woodpecker
noun (a type of bird which pecks holes in the bark of trees, searching for insects.) pica-pau* * *wood.peck.er[w'udpekə] n Ornith pica-pau.
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searching — UK [ˈsɜː(r)tʃɪŋ] / US [ˈsɜrtʃɪŋ] adjective 1) intending to find out the truth about someone or something in a determined way searching questions a searching article/inquiry 2) a searching glance or gaze seems to be looking at you very carefully… … English dictionary
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