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1 shortage
[-ti‹]noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) falta* * *short.age[ʃ'ɔ:tidʒ] n 1 falta, deficiência. 2 quantidade ou quantia que falta. -
2 shortage
[-ti‹]noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) escassez, falta -
3 housing-shortage
hous.ing-short.age[h'auziŋ ʃɔ:tidʒ] n escassez de casas de moradia. -
4 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) intenso3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) perspicaz4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) agudo5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness* * *a.cute[əkj'u:t] adj agudo: 1 pontiagudo, aguçado, afiado. 2 severo, crítico. 3 repentino. 4 vívido, penetrante, arguto, sensitivo. 5 intenso, forte, pungente (dor). 6 alto (som), estridente. 7 acentuado: assinalado com acento agudo. -
5 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) crítico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) crítico3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) crítico* * *crit.i.cal[kr'itikəl] adj 1 crítico: a) relativo a crítica. b) que tem tendência para censurar. c) relativo a crise, perigoso. d) difícil. e) decisivo, crucial. 2 criterioso, ajuizado. -
6 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) deficiência* * *de.fi.cien.cy[dif'iʃənsi] n 1 deficiência, falta, defeito, imperfeição, insuficiência. 2 inadequação. -
7 famine
['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) fome* * *fam.ine[f'æmin] n 1 penúria, falta extrema de víveres. 2 escassez absoluta de qualquer produto, crise. 3 fome, inanição. -
8 manpower
noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) mão-de-obra* * *man pow.er, man.pow.er[m'ænpauə] n 1 energia fornecida pelo trabalho físico do homem. 2 capacidade de trabalho necessária ou disponível, expressa em números de homens. -
9 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) emprego2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) ocupação3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) ocupação* * *oc.cu.pa.tion[ɔkjup'eiʃən] n 1 ocupação, posse. 2 serviço, trabalho, ofício, profissão. by occupation de profissão. -
10 ration
['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) ração2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) racionar- rations- ration out* * *ra.tion[r'æʃə; r'eiʃən] n ração. • vt 1 racionar, fornecer rações. 2 estabelecer ou fixar rações. iron ration Mil ração de emergência. to ration out distribuir ração. -
11 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) escassez* * *scar.ci.ty[sk'ɛəsiti] n = link=scarceness scarceness. -
12 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. -
13 suffering
noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) sofrimento* * *suf.fer.ing[s'∧fəriŋ] n sofrimento, dor, agonia. -
14 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) despedir -
15 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) intenso3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) arguto4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) apurado5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely - acuteness -
16 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) crítico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) crítico3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) crítico -
17 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) deficiência -
18 famine
['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) fome, escassez -
19 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) dispensar -
20 manpower
noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) potencial humano
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