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1 seem
[si:m](to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) parecer- seeming- seemingly
- seemly* * *[si:m] vt 1 parecer, dar a impressão. it seems impossible to me / parece-me impossível. 2 parecer, existir, parecer ser fato ou verdade. 3 ter a impressão. he seemed angry / ele parecia estar zangado. -
2 seem
parecer, dar impressãoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > seem
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6 seemliness
seem.li.ness[s'i:mlinis] n decência, conveniência, graça, decoro. -
7 FOR
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por10) (because of: for this reason.) por11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois* * *abbr free on rails (livre de despesas até ser posto no trem). -
8 Pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pólo2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pólo3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pólo4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pólo•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poste* * *Pole3[Poul] n polonês. -
9 Swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) andar à roda2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
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10 appear
[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) chegar3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer•* * *ap.pear[əp'iə] vt+vi 1 aparecer, surgir, tornar-se visível, mostrar-se. 2 parecer, dar a impressão, afigurar(-se). 3 publicar, lançar no mercado, pôr à venda. 4 apresentar(-se), introduzir(-se) (ao público). 5 tornar-se aparente, óbvio ou oportuno. 6 estar presente ou comparecer em juízo ou perante qualquer autoridade. to appear to be aparentar, afigurar-se. -
11 at sea
1) (on a ship and away from land: He has been at sea for four months.) em alto mar2) (puzzled or bewildered: Can I help you? You seem all at sea.) desorientado* * *at seano mar, em alto-mar, fig confuso, desnorteado. -
12 belittle
[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) minimizar* * *be.lit.tle[bil'itəl] vt 1 Amer depreciar, fazer parecer pequeno ou pouco importante. 2 reduzir, fazer pequeno, diminuir. -
13 beseem
be.seem[bis'i:m] vt 1 convir, quadrar. 2 ser conveniente, ser adequado. it ill beseems you / não lhe fica bem. -
14 beseeming
be.seem.ing[bis'i:miŋ] adj conveniente, adequado, próprio. -
15 beseemingly
be.seem.ing.ly[bis'i:miŋli] adv convenientemente. -
16 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) enegrecer2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) denegrir3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) engraxar* * *black.en[bl'ækən] vt+vi 1 enegrecer, pretejar, tornar(-se) preto. 2 falar mal de, difamar. 3 ficar preto. -
17 chipper
[' ipə(r)](cheerful and lively: You seem very chipper today.)* * *chip.per1[tʃ'ipə] vi Amer 1tagarelar, palrar. 2 chilrear. • adj coll 1 palrador. 2 vivo, alegre, esperto, ladino.————————chip.per2[tʃ'ipə] n pessoa ou instrumento que lasca. -
18 conjure
(to perform tricks (conjuring tricks) that seem magical, as an entertainment.) fazer ilusionismo- conjuror- conjurer* * *con.jure1[k'∧ndʒə] vt+vi 1 conjurar, adjurar. 2 invocar espíritos. 3 encantar, praticar a magia. a name to conjure with fig um nome de grande influência. to conjure away exorcizar, fazer desaparecer por encanto. to conjure up a) invocar espíritos. b) fazer aparecer por mágica. c) imaginar. d) trazer à lembrança, evocar. e) fig fazer surgir como por encanto.————————con.jure2[kəndʒ'uə] vt 1 implorar. 2 apelar solenemente. -
19 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) tribunal2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) campo4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) Palácio6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) praça2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) buscar3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) arriscar-se a•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *[kɔ:t] n 1 pátio. 2 viela. 3 área, quadra para jogos. 4 mansão senhorial. 5 corte, a família e as pessoas que rodeiam um soberano. she was presented at court / ela foi introduzida na corte. 6 paço, residência real. 7 reunião formal organizada por um soberano. 8 corte de justiça, tribunal. he brought the case into court / ele levou o caso perante um tribunal. 9 juízes de um tribunal. 10 galanteio, corte, namoro. he paid her his court / ele lhe fez a corte. 11 cortejo, homenagem. • vt+vi 1 cortejar, galantear, agradar. 2 namorar. 3 solicitar, procurar, requestar. 4 provocar, atrair. at court na corte. court of appeal tribunal de apelação. court of claims tribunal de ações contra o governo. court of domestic relations tribunal das famílias e sucessões. court of honor n tribunal militar que investiga questões relacionadas com a honra. court of inquiry tribunal militar. court of justice tribunal de justiça. court of law tribunal de justiça. court of record tribunal de registro público. General Court Amer assembléia legislativa. in court no tribunal, perante um tribunal. in open court em julgamento público. tennis court quadra de tênis. the High Court of Justice o supremo tribunal (da Inglaterra e Gales em Londres). the High Court of Parliament reunião plenária do parlamento. to bring into court processar, levar perante o juiz. to come to court ser julgado (processo). to go into court processar. to pay court to (a woman) fazer a corte, cortejar (uma mulher). to put into court levar perante um tribunal. to put out of court excluir do julgamento. to settle out of court resolver amigavelmente. -
20 dramatise
['dræ-]1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) fazer um drama* * *dram.a.tise[dr'æmətaiz] vt dramatizar: 1 dar a forma de drama. 2 tornar dramático, interessante ou comovente, representar dramaticamente.
См. также в других словарях:
seem — W1S1 [si:m] v [linking verb, not in progressive] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: sœma to be appropriate to , from sœmr appropriate ] 1.) to appear to exist or be true, or to have a particular quality ▪ Ann didn t seem very sure. ▪ It seems … Dictionary of contemporary English
seem — [ sim ] verb intransitive never progressive *** 1. ) to appear to be something or appear to have a particular quality: John seems nice. seem (to be) someone/something: Susan seems a very sensible person. seem happy/genuine/relaxed etc. to someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seem´er — seem «seem», intransitive verb. 1. to look like; appear to be: »This apple seemed good but was rotten inside. Does this room seem hot to you? He seemed a very old man. He seemed very strong for his age. 2. to appear to oneself: »I still seem to… … Useful english dictionary
Seem — (s[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seemed} (s[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeming}.] [OE. semen to seem, to become, befit, AS. s[=e]man to satisfy, pacify; akin to Icel. s[ae]ma to honor, to bear with, conform to, s[ae]mr becoming, fit, s[=o]ma to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seem — /seem/, v.i. 1. to appear to be, feel, do, etc.: She seems better this morning. 2. to appear to one s own senses, mind, observation, judgment, etc.: It seems to me that someone is calling. 3. to appear to exist: There seems no need to go now. 4.… … Universalium
seem — seem, look, appear can mean to be as stated in one s view or judgment, but not necessarily in fact Often they are used interchangeably with apparently no difference in meaning {he seems tired} {the students look eager} {the orchestra appeared… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
seem — [sēm] vi. [ME semen, prob. < ON sœma, to conform to (akin to OE seman, to bring to agreement) < IE base * sem > SAME] 1. a) to appear to be; have the look of being [to seem happy] b) to appear; give the impression: usually followed by an … English World dictionary
Seem — Seem, v. t. To befit; to beseem. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seem — ► VERB 1) give the impression of being. 2) (cannot seem to do) appear to be unable to do, despite having tried. ORIGIN originally also in the sense «be appropriate»: from an Old Norse word meaning fitting … English terms dictionary
seem|ly — «SEEM lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. fitting or becoming with respect to good taste; suitable; proper: »Some old people do not consider modern dances seemly. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
Seem. — Seem., bei Pflanzennamen Abkürzung für B. Seemann (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
