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1 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) acentuar- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias. -
2 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão, estresse2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) ênfase2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) enfatizar, acentuar- lay/put stress on -
3 underline
1) (to draw a line under: He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it.) sublinhar2) (to emphasize or stress: In his speech he underlined several points.) sublinhar* * *un.der.line['∧ndəlain] n 1 sublinhado, grifo. 2 indicação do próximo programa (no programa de teatro). • [∧ndəl'ain] vt sublinhar: 1 traçar um sublinhado. 2 realçar, salientar, grifar. -
4 underline
1) (to draw a line under: He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it.)2) (to emphasize or stress: In his speech he underlined several points.) -
5 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) acento2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) acento3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) ênfase4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) pronúncia2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) acentuar* * *ac.cent['æksənt] n 1 acento, pronúncia silábica, tonicidade. 2 acento gráfico, marca ou símbolo da acentuação. 3 pronúncia característica, sotaque. he has a French accent / ele tem um sotaque francês. 4 accents tonalidade, timbre da voz. 5 sinal diacrítico. 6 Poet ênfase, cadência métrica. 7 Mus modulação rítmica, acentuação da melodia. • [æks'ent] vt 1 pronunciar, acentuar, modular, cadenciar. 2 pôr os sinais diacríticos. 3 dar ênfase, destacar, salientar. the Cockney accent o sotaque do Cockney. to put the accent on pôr acento em. -
6 weather
['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) tempo2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) desgastar(-se)2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) aguentar•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather* * *weath.er[w'eðə] n 1 tempo (estado atmosférico). 2 temporal, vento, chuva. • vt+vi 1 expor às intempéries. 2 desbotar, descorar, estragar (pela ação do sol, ar, vento, etc.). 3 arejar. 4 desgastar, desintegrar (devido às intempéries). 5 vencer, resistir a, passar por (dificuldades). 6 Naut pôr-se a barlavento de. 7 Naut dobrar (cabo). • adj 1 para ou ao lado do vento. 2 Naut de barlavento, situado a barlavento, exposto ao vento. fine weather for ducks! que chuva!, quanta chuva! he is under the weather sl a) ele está indisposto, doente, deprimido, na fossa. b) ele está bêbado. stress of weather temporal, tempestade. the boat drove with the weather Naut o barco ficou ao sabor do vento. to keep one’s weather eye open estar alerta. he keeps his weather eye open / sl ele está alerta, está de sobreaviso. to make good weather Naut encontrar bom tempo. to make heavy weather criar dificuldade, fazer um bicho-de-sete-cabeças, fazer um cavalo de batalha. to weather out superar, vencer. under stress of weather por causa do tempo (condições atmosféricas). weather permitting se o tempo permitir. -
7 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) acento2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) acento3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) ênfase4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) sotaque2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) acentuar -
8 distort
[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.)2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.)•* * *dis.tort[dist'ɔ:t] vt 1 torcer, contorcer. 2 perverter, corromper, torcer o sentido das palavras, falsear, dizer falsidades, mentir, deturpar. 3 Radio, TV alterar ou tornar indistinto (sinal, som). -
9 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) acentuar3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) fixar4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression* * *im.press['impres] n estampa, carimbo, sinete, sinal, cunho, marca. • [impr'es] vt 1 impressionar, comover, afetar. she was deeply impressed / ela ficou profundamente impressionada. he was favourably impressed by / ele ficou bem impressionado com. 2 imprimir, gravar, estampar. 3 recrutar, forçar. I impressed the necessity on him convenci-o da necessidade. impressed with the idea impressionado com, sob a impressão de. -
10 distort
[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) deformar2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) distorcer• -
11 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) incutir, imprimir3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) gravar, registrar4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir•- impressive - impressively - impressiveness - be under the impression that - be under the impression
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