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1 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) amortecer* * *sof.ten[s'ɔfən] vt+vi 1 amolecer. 2 tornar-se mole ou macio. 3 mitigar, suavizar, acalmar. 4 derreter, fundir. 5 enfraquecer. 6 esmorecer. 7 comover-se. to soften the blow suavizar o choque. to soften up preparar, amaciar alguém antes de pedir algo. -
2 soften
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3 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) suavizar -
4 to soften the blow
to soften the blowsuavizar o choque. -
5 to soften up
to soften uppreparar, amaciar alguém antes de pedir algo. -
6 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança3) (an opening.) brecha4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) coisa frágil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *break1[breik] n = link=brake brake.1, acepção 1.————————break2[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai. -
7 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) medricas•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *[sɔft] n material ou objeto mole. • adj 1 macio, flexível, plástico, maleável. 2 mole, tenro, dúctil. 3 suave, brando, agradável, gentil. 4 fino, liso, macio. 5 baixo (voz). 6 delicado, afável, meigo. 7 difuso (luz). 8 generoso (coração). 9 sem sais (água). 10 coll fácil. 11 fraco, afeminado. 12 estúpido, bobo, de miolo mole. 13 Phon mudo. • interj quieto, calma! to be soft on the head coll ser um tonto, fazer coisas bobas. he is soft on the head / ele tem o miolo mole, é meio bobão, ratardado. to be soft with somebody ser benevolente demais. she was soft with her child / ela tratou seu filho com muita benevolência. to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody coll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele. -
8 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humor2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) génio3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) ataque de raiva2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperar2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) moderar•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *tem.per[t'empə] n 1 têmpera, condição, disposição (mental). 2 calma, moderação, equilíbrio espiritual. she lost her temper / ela perdeu a calma. 3 humor. 4 constituição mental, temperamento. 5 dureza. 6 consistência, mistura. 7 estado, grau. • vt+vi 1 moderar, mitigar, diminuir. 2 temperar, ajustar. 3 endurecer, temperar (aço), recozer, rever, tornar maleável (ferro). 4 Mus afinar, temperar. a placid temper temperamento calmo. don’t try my temper! não me provoque! in a good ( bad) temper de bom (mau) humor. out of temper zangado, de mau humor. to keep one’s temper manter a calma. to show temper estar irritado. -
9 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) romper, transgredir5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) quebrar6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) rebentar2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança3) (an opening.) brecha4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) sorte•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil- breakage- breaker - breakdown - break-in - breakneck - breakout - breakthrough - breakwater - break away - break down - break into - break in - break loose - break off - break out - break out in - break the ice - break up - make a break for it -
10 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) mole, fraco•- softly- softness - soften - soft-boiled - soft-hearted - soft-spoken - software - softwood - have a soft spot for -
11 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) temperamento2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) gênio forte3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) fúria2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperar2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) moderar•- - tempered- keep one's temper - lose one's temper
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