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1 short-sighted
adjective (seeing clearly only things that are near: I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.) míope* * *short-sight.ed[ʃɔ:t s'aitid] adj 1 míope. 2 com falta de visão. -
2 short-sighted
adjective (seeing clearly only things that are near: I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.) míope -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
4 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) desprovido6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém•- shortage - shorten - shortening - shortly - shorts - shortbread - short-change - short circuit - shortcoming - shortcut - shorthand - short-handed - short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) selecionar- short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedly - short-sightedness - short-tempered - short-term - by a short head - for short - go short - in short - in short supply - make short work of - run short - short and sweet - short for - short of -
5 near-sighted
adjective (short-sighted.) míope -
6 near-sighted
adjective (short-sighted.) míope -
7 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *[sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo. -
8 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) comprido2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) longo3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de comprido4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) demorado5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) comprido2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) muito tempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) muito tempo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) desejar- longing- longingly* * *long1[lɔŋ] n 1 sílaba longa. 2 período ou grande distância. • adj 1 longo, comprido, alongado. 2 extenso. 3 tardio, dilatório. 4 de longo alcance. • adv 1 durante. 2 por longo tempo. 3 longamente. 4 a grande distância. as long as contanto que. before long logo, em breve. for long por muito tempo. how long...? há quanto tempo...? how long have you been here? / há quanto tempo você já está aqui? in the long run com o tempo. long since há muito tempo. so long até logo. the long and the short of it todo o assunto em poucas palavras. to be long tardar.————————long2[lɔŋ] vt cobiçar, ambicionar, almejar, ansiar. the children are longing for ice-cream / as crianças estão loucas (anseiam) por sorvete.————————long4abbr longitude (longitude). -
9 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) próximo2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) perto2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) perto3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) perto4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) aproximar-se- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *[niə] vt+vi aproximar-se, acercar-se. • adj 1 próximo, perto, chegado. 2 contíguo, vizinho. 3 íntimo, familiar. 4 curto, direto. 5 aproximado. 6 parcimonioso. 7 semelhante. 8 estreito. • adv 1 próximo, perto, a pouca distância. 2 quase. 3 cuidadosamente. 4 escassamente. • prep 1 junto a. 2 perto de. in the near future num futuro próximo. near at hand perto, à mão. nearest to me o mais próximo de mim. near the house perto da casa. -
10 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) longo2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) longo3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de duração4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) demorado5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) abrangente2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) muito tempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) muito tempo•- longways- long-distance - long-drawn-out - longhand - long house - long jump - long-playing record - long-range - long-sighted - long-sightedness - long-suffering - long-winded - as long as / so long as - before very long - before long - in the long run - the long and the short of it - no longer - so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) ansiar por, desejar ardentemente- longing- longingly -
11 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) próximo2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) perto2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) perto de3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) perto de4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) aproximar-se, chegar perto- nearly- nearness - nearby - nearside - near-sighted - a near miss
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