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101 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) principal2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *ma.jor[m'eidʒə] n 1 Mil major. 2 Jur maior de idade. 3 Mus a clave maior. • vi Educ formar-se, especializar-se. • adj maior, principal. -
102 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) meio2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) meio3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) cultura2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) médio* * *me.di.um[m'i:diəm] n 1 médio, meio-termo, média. 2 agente, instrumento. 3 ambiente. 4 veículo líquido para aplicação de pigmentos secos. 5 meio de comunicação. 6 meio de cultura: base para cultura de germes. 7 médium: pessoa que se comunica com os espíritos. • adj 1 médio, mediano, intermediário. 2 moderado. medium of exchange Com meio de troca. -
103 metastasize
me.tas.ta.size[mət'æstəsaiz] vi = link=metastasise metastasise. -
104 microfilm
(film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size.) microfilme* * *mi.cro.film[m'aikroufilm] n microfilme. • vt microfilmar. -
105 miniaturise
verb (to make something in a (much) smaller size.)* * *min.ia.tur.ise[m'inətʃuraiz] vt miniaturizar. -
106 miniaturize
verb (to make something in a (much) smaller size.)* * *min.ia.tur.ize[minətʃuraiz] vt = link=miniaturise miniaturise. -
107 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) pouco importante2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor- minority- be in the minority* * *mi.nor[m'ainə] n 1 menor (de idade). 2 premissa menor de um silogismo. 3 tom menor. • adj 1 menor. 2 inferior. 3 secundário. • vi Amer dedicar-se à cadeira ou matéria de estudos considerada de menor interesse do que a especialização escolhida. -
108 monster
['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) monstro2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) monstro3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) monstro•- monstrously* * *mon.ster[m'ɔnstə] n 1 monstro. 2 sl droga que atua no sistema nervoso central. 3 sl o livro que é mais vendido. • adj monstruoso. -
109 monumental
[-'men-]adjective (of great size or scale: a monumental achievement.) monumental* * *mon.u.men.tal[mɔnjum'entəl] adj 1 monumental. 2 grandioso, magnífico. 3 imortal. 4 imenso. -
110 mushroom
1. noun(a type of fungus, usually shaped like an umbrella, many varieties of which are edible.) cogumelo2. verb(to grow in size very rapidly: The town has mushroomed since all the new industry was brought in.) explodir* * *mush.room[m'∧ʃru:m] n 1 cogumelo, fungo. 2 nuvem que se forma depois de uma explosão atômica. • vi 1 crescer com grande rapidez. 2 surgir rapidamente. • adj 1 relativo ao cogumelo. 2 de crescimento muito rápido. -
111 outsize
((for people who are) bigger than usual: outsize clothes.) extra-grande* * *out.size['autsaiz] n tamanho fora do comum. • adj relativo a tamanhos grandes, fora do comum. -
112 overemphasize
o.ver.em.pha.size[ouvəemfəs'aiz] vt superenfatizar, enfatizar exageradamente, acentuar demais. -
113 oversize
o.ver.size['ouvəsaiz] n tamanho desproporcionado. • adj enorme, desproporcionado. -
114 parenthesize
pa.ren.the.size[pər'enθisaiz] vt = link=parenthesise parenthesise. -
115 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) bolso2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) ventanilha3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) bolsa4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) bolso2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) meter no bolso2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) roubar•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size* * *pock.et[p'ɔkit] 1 bolso, algibeira. 2 bolsa. 3 saco. 4 recursos financeiros. 5 Aeron bolsa de ar. 6 Billiards caçapa. • vt 1 embolsar, pôr no bolso. I pocketed my sorrow / escondi a minha mágoa. 2 engolir (uma afronta). he pocketed the insult / ele engoliu a ofensa. 3 reprimir (orgulho ou medo). 4 apropriar-se de dinheiro. 5 prover de bolsos ou bolsas. 6 Billiards colocar a bola em uma das caçapas. 7 Pol controlar (distrito eleitoral). 8 Pol reter um projeto de lei. • adj 1 de bolso, de algibeira. 2 pecuniário. 3 particular, secreto. in one’s pocket 1 muito perto de. 2 controlado por, dominado por. out of pocket 1 sem dinheiro. 2 de prejuízo. save your pocket! guarde seu dinheiro! she is out of pocket ela está em apuros financeiros. to be 10 dollars in pocket dispor de 10 dólares. to have in pocket ter no bolso, fig dominar alguém. to line one’s pocket ganhar muito dinheiro desonestamente. to pick a person’s pocket bater a carteira de alguém. to pocket one’s pride pôr o orgulho de lado. to put in pocket 1 ocultar, suprimir. 2 embolsar, pôr no bolso. 3 controlar, dominar. to suffer in one’s pocket ter grandes despesas. -
116 predominate
[pri'domineit](to be the stronger or greater in amount, size, number etc: In this part of the country industry predominates (over agriculture).) predominar- predominantly
- predominance* * *pre.dom.i.nate[prid'ɔmineit] vt+vi 1 predominar, preponderar, prevalecer (over, sobre). 2 sobrepujar em número. 3 dominar sobre, controlar. -
117 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prisma2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prisma•* * *[pr'izəm] n 1 Cryst, Geom, Opt prisma. 2 efeito prismático. 3 prisms cores prismáticas. -
118 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporção2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporção•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to* * *pro.por.tion[prəp'ɔ:ʃən] n 1 proporção: a) relação, razão. b) extensão, tamanho. c) disposição regular, harmonia, simetria. d) conformidade, analogia. e) Math igualdade entre duas ou mais razões. 2 proportions dimensões. 3 proportions quota, parte, porção. • vt proporcionar: 1 tornar proporcional. 2 harmonizar. in due proportion na justa proporção. in proportion to, in proportion with 1 em proporção, proporcionalmente. 2 à proporção, à medida. it bears no proportion to não está em nenhuma proporção com. out of proportion fora de proporção, desproporcionado. -
119 regulation
1) (a rule or instruction: There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; ( also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size.) regulamento2) (the act of regulating: the regulation of a piece of machinery.) regulação* * *reg.u.la.tion[regjul'eiʃən] n regulamento, regra, ordem, direção. • adj 1 de acordo com o regulamento ou a praxe, regulamentar. 2 normal, usual. -
120 scanty
adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) escasso* * *scant.y[sk'ænti] adj 1 escasso, pouco, apertado. 2 insuficiente.
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