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1 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) irmA2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermeira3) (a female member of a religious group.) irmA4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) companheira2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) gémeo* * *sis.ter[s'istə] n 1 irmã. 2 pessoa ou coisa parecida ou semelhante a outra. 3 enfermeira-chefe. 4 irmã de ordem religiosa, freira. • adj relacionado como por irmandade. • foster-sister irmã colaça. Oxford and the sister university as universidades de Oxford e Cambridge. sister of charity irmã de caridade. sister of mercy = link=sister%20of%20charity sister of charity. -
2 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) irmã2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermeira-chefe3) (a female member of a religious group.) freira4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) irmã2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) congênere -
3 put in the shade
(to cause to seem unimportant: She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade.) fazer sombra a -
4 put in the shade
(to cause to seem unimportant: She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade.) fazer sombra a -
5 corroborate
[kə'robəreit](to support or confirm (evidence etc already given): She corroborated her sister's story.) confirmar- corroborative* * *cor.rob.o.rate[kər'ɔbəreit] vt 1 corroborar, certificar, confirmar. 2 fortificar. -
6 corroborate
[kə'robəreit](to support or confirm (evidence etc already given): She corroborated her sister's story.) corroborar- corroborative -
7 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) ao lado de2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) ao lado de•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) além disso- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *be.side[bis'aid] prep 1 ao lado de, perto de, junto a. 2 em adição a, além de, fora de. she was beside herself with fear / ela estava fora de si de tanto medo. 3 comparado com. 4 afastado de, longe de. it is beside the point / não vem ao caso, não importa. • adv além de, também. -
8 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) ao lado de, junto de2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) em comparação com•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) além disso- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself - be beside the point -
9 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelo2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelo3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) modelo4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelo5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modelo6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modelo2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) passar modelos2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) fazer de modelo3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelar4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelar•* * *mod.el[m'ɔdəl] n 1 modelo, molde. 2 maqueta. 3 figurino. 4 exemplo. 5 padrão. • vt+vi 1 modelar, moldar. 2 exibir. • adj modelar, perfeito, ideal. -
10 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelo2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelo3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) modelo, manequim4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelo5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modelo6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modelo2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) desfilar modelos2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) posar3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelar4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelar• -
11 remind
1) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) lembrar a (alguém)2) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) fazer lembrar•- reminder* * *re.mind[rim'aind] vt+vi fazer lembrar, trazer à memória. it reminds me of faz-me lembrar de... this is to remind you that isto é para lembrá-lo de que... -
12 remind
1) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) lembrar, fazer lembrar2) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) lembrar, fazer lembrar•- reminder -
13 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *eve.ry['evri] adj cada (um), todo, todos. I expect her every minute / eu a espero a cada momento. his every word / todas as suas palavras. she has every bit as much as her sister / ela tem exatamente tanto quanto a sua irmã. every day diariamente, todos os dias. every now and then de vez em quando. every one cada um isoladamente. every other day / dia sim, dia não. every ten days de dez em dez dias. every time a cada momento, a qualquer oportunidade. every two days de dois em dois dias. -
14 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. -
15 image
['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) imagem2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) retrato3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) reflexo4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) imagem5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) imagem* * *im.age['imidʒ] n 1 imagem, retrato, ídolo, estátua. 2 cópia, símbolo. 3 idéia. • vt 1 formar uma imagem. 2 imaginar. 3 espelhar. 4 retratar. -
16 resentful
adjective (having or showing such a feeling of annoyance: She feels resentful that her sister married before she did.) ressentido* * *re.sent.ful[riz'entful] adj ressentido, que se ofende facilmente, melindroso, rancoroso. -
17 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *troub.le[tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas. -
18 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.) folha2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) contrasteIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florete -
19 image
['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) imagem2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) retrato3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) imagem4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) imagem5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) imagem -
20 resentful
adjective (having or showing such a feeling of annoyance: She feels resentful that her sister married before she did.) ressentido
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