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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
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3 apparently
adverb (it seems that; I hear that: Apparently he is not feeling well.) aparentemente* * *ap.par.ent.ly[əp'ærəntli] adv 1 aparentemente, evidentemente. 2 claramente, compreensivelmente. 3 visivelmente. -
4 basically
adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) basicamente* * *ba.sic.al.ly[b'eisikəli] adv basicamente, de modo essencial ou fundamental. -
5 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) ponto fraco2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) área sem visibilidade* * *blind spot[bl'aind spɔt] n 1 ponto cego (na retina). 2 ponto morto (em transmissão de rádio). 3 cegueira, obliteração (de julgamento, discernimento). -
6 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) mais difícil do que parece* * *easier said than donefalar é fácil, fazer é que são elas.————————easier said than donemais fácil falar do que fazer. -
7 feverish
1) (having a slight fever: She seems a bit feverish tonight.) febril2) (restlessly excited: a feverish air.) excitante/exaltado* * *fe.ver.ish[f'i:vəriʃ] adj 1 febril. 2 febricitante. 3 fig febril, exaltado, agitado, desassossegado, inconstante. -
8 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) frustrarII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folha de alumínio2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) contraste QUERYIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florete* * *foil1[fɔil] n 1 rasto de caça. 2 derrota, frustração, mau êxito. • vt 1 baldar, frustrar, anular. 2 derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir (golpe, pergunta, etc.). 3 despistar, fazer perder o rasto.————————foil2[fɔil] n 1 folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal, ouropel. 2 contraste, realce. 3 folheta (em joalharia), amálgama ou aço de espelho. 4 Archit ornamento em forma de folhas, ogiveta. • vt 1 folhetear, pôr folheta em (pedra preciosa), folhear. 2 realçar, dar realce. 3 Archit ornar com ogivetas. it acts as a foil to her isso dá-lhe relevo. to be a foil to dar realce a, realçar.————————foil3[fɔil] n florete embolado, espada preta. -
9 foolproof
adjective (unable to go wrong: His new plan seems completely foolproof.) seguro* * *fool.proof[f'u:lpru:f] adj Amer, coll perfeitamente seguro, à prova de acidentes, tão simples e seguro que até um bobo pode usá-lo ou fazê-lo. -
10 forlorn
[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) desamparado* * *for.lorn[fəl'ɔ:n] adj 1 abandonado, desamparado, esquecido, solitário. 2 miserável, infeliz, desconsolado, perdido. 3 desesperançado, desesperado. 4 desolado, aflito, triste, lúgubre, lastimoso. -
11 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) fricção2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) fricção3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) fricção* * *fric.tion[fr'ikʃən] n 1 fricção. 2 atrito: a) Mech esfrega. b) desinteligência. -
12 inexhaustible
[iniɡ'zo:stəbl](very large; not likely to be used up: an inexhaustible supply; Her energy seems inexhaustible.) inesgotável- inexhaustibility* * *in.ex.haust.i.ble[inigz'ɔ:stəbəl] adj inexaurível, inesgotável. -
13 inexperience
[inik'spiəriəns](lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) inexperiência* * *in.ex.pe.ri.ence[iniksp'iəriəns] n inexperiência. -
14 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influência2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influência2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) influenciar- influentially* * *in.flu.ence['influəns] n influência, preponderância, prestígio. • vt 1 influenciar, influir. 2 persuadir, manipular. to be under the influence of estar sob a influência de. -
15 jovial
['‹ouviəl](full of good humour: He seems to be in a very jovial mood this morning.) jovial- jovially* * *jo.vi.al[dʒ'ouviəl] adj jovial, alegre, bem-disposto. -
16 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *[dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve! -
17 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) método2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) método3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) método•- methodically* * *meth.od[m'eθəd] n método. -
18 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradoxo- paradoxically* * *par.a.dox[p'ærədɔks] n paradoxo. paradox of plenty Com paradoxo da abundância. -
19 relatively
['relətivli]adverb (when compared to someone or something else: He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.) relativamente* * *rel.a.tive.ly[r'elətivli] adv relativamente, comparativamente. -
20 restful
1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) repousante2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) repousante3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) repousado* * *rest.ful[r'estful] adj tranqüilo, quieto, descansado, sossegado.
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