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61 physics
['fiziks](the study of natural phenomena such as heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism etc but not usually chemistry or biology: Physics is his main subject at university.) física* * *phys.ics[f'iziks] n pl 1 física. 2 propriedades físicas. -
62 pioneer
1. noun1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pioneiro2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) pioneiro2. verb(to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) ser o pioneiro de* * *pi.o.neer[paiən'iə] n 1 Mil sapador. 2 pioneiro, precursor. • vi 1 trabalhar como sapador. 2 desbravar, abrir trilhas, etc. 3 guiar, conduzir. 4 abrir caminho, agir como pioneiro. • adj 1 precursor, preparatório. 2 vanguardeiro. -
63 political science
noun (a field of study dealing with politics, government and other political institutions.)* * *po.lit.i.cal sci.ence[pəlitikəl s'aiəns] n Pol ciência política. -
64 project
1. ['pro‹ekt] noun1) (a plan or scheme: a building project.) projecto2) (a piece of study or research: I am doing a project on Italian art.) projecto2. [prə'‹ekt] verb1) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) projectar2) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) sobressair3) (to plan or propose.) projectar4) (to make a picture or a film appear on a screen.)•- projection
- projector* * *proj.ect[pr'ɔdʒekt] n projeto: 1 plano, desígnio, intento. 2 esquema, esboço, planta. • [prədʒ'ekt] vt+vi projetar: 1 arremessar, lançar, arrojar. 2 planear, idear. 3 tornar proeminente ou saliente. 4 fazer incidir sobre. 5 representar por meio de projeção. 6 prolongar-se, estender-se, ressaltar. -
65 psychologist
noun (a person whose work is to study the human mind.) psicólogo* * *psy.chol.o.gist[saik'ɔlədʒist] n psicólogo. -
66 psychology
(the study or science of the human mind.) psicologia- psychologically
- psychologist* * *psy.chol.o.gy[saik'ɔlədʒi] n psicologia. -
67 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *quar.ter[kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se. -
68 radiology
[reidi'olə‹i]1) (the branch of medicine involving the use of radioactive substances and radiation in the diagnosis (and treatment) of diseases.) radiologia2) (the scientific study of (the use of) radioactive substances and radiation.) radiologia•* * *ra.di.ol.o.gy[reidi'ɔlədʒi] n radiologia. -
69 reconnaissance
[rə'konəsəns]((the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle.) reconhecimento* * *re.con.nais.sance[rik'ɔnisəns] n 1 Mil reconhecimento. 2 exame, verificação. -
70 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) rever2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) rever3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) rever•- revision* * *re.vise[riv'aiz] n 1 revisão, exame. 2 Typogr prova. 3 versão revisada. • vt 1 revisar, examinar, rever. 2 corrigir, emendar (por exemplo, provas tipográficas), alterar, modificar. -
71 sculpture
[- ə]1) (the art of modelling or carving figures, shapes etc: He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.) escultura2) (work done by a sculptor: These statues are all examples of ancient Greek sculpture.) escultura* * *sculp.ture[sk'∧lptʃə] n 1 arte de esculpir, escultura, gravura. 2 obra feita por escultor, escultura. • vt+vi esculpir, entalhar, gravar, ornar com escultura. -
72 seismology
[-'molə‹i]noun (the science or study of earthquakes.) sismologia* * *seis.mol.o.gy[saizm'ɔlədʒi] n sismologia: ciência que estuda os sismos. -
73 specialise
verb ((usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc): He specializes in fixing computers.) especializar(-se)* * *spe.cial.ise[sp'eʃəlaiz] vt+vi 1 especializar-se. 2 adaptar a condições especiais, dar forma especial a, limitar. 3 desenvolver-se de certa maneira, tomar forma especial. 4 especificar, mencionar especialmente. 5 Com endossar (cheque) nominalmente. he specializes in ancient philosophy ele especializa-se em filosofia antiga. -
74 specialist
noun (a person who makes a very deep study of one branch of a subject or field: Dr Brown is a heart specialist.) especialista* * *spe.cial.ist[sp'eʃəlist] n especialista, perito, médico especialista. -
75 specialize
verb ((usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc): He specializes in fixing computers.) especializar(-se)* * *spe.cial.ize[sp'eʃəlaiz] vt+vi = link=specialise specialise. -
76 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) velho2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) gasto3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) enfastiado* * *stale1[steil] n urina de cavalos, etc. • vi urinar (cavalos, etc.).————————stale2[steil] vt+vi ficar passado ou envelhecido. • adj 1 passado, envelhecido, velho, cediço, amanhecido, seco (pão). 2 sem graça, sem novidade, insulso. 3 antiquado, gasto, estragado. -
77 statistics
[stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) estatística2. noun singular(the study of such figures.) estatística- statistically
- statistician* * *sta.tis.tics[stət'istiks] n (pl e sing) estatística. -
78 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) dominado2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súbdito2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) assunto3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) disciplina4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeito3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) submeter2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) submeter•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *sub.ject[s'∧bdʒikt] n 1 assunto, tópico, tema, tese. let us change the subject / mudemos o assunto. 2 súdito, vassalo. 3 objeto, vítima. 4 Gram sujeito. 5 tema de melodia, em que se baseia uma composição musical. 6 objeto, motivo. 7 Schooling disciplina, matéria. 8 sujeito de experiência, cobaia. 9 substância, essência, substrato. 10 cadáver (para dissecção). • [səbdʒ'ekt] vt 1 subjugar, dominar, sujeitar. he is subject to asthma / ele está sujeito à asma. 2 submeter. he subjected himself to great danger / ele se expôs a um grande perigo. • adj 1 sujeito, sob o domínio de. 2 exposto. 3 com disposição ou tendência para. 4 dependente, condicionado a. a subject for pity um objeto de compaixão. subject to duty sujeito a taxas alfandegárias. subject to his approval dependente de sua aprovação. subject to reservations com reservas. subject to this com estas restrições. the subject under discussion o tema em discussão. -
79 swot
[swot] 1. past tense, past participle - swotted; verb(to study hard, especially by memorizing eg for an examination.) marrar2. noun(an unkind word for a person who studies hard.) marrão* * *[swɔt] n Brit 1 estudo esforçado. 2 estudante esforçado, Braz sl cê-dê-efe, iniciais de cu-de-ferro. • vi Brit estudar com afinco. -
80 syllabus
['siləbəs](a programme or list, eg of a course of lectures, or of courses of study.) programa* * *syl.la.bus[s'iləbəs] n Lat (pl syllabuses, syllabi) lista, resumo, sílabo, plano de ensino. syllabus of lectures n relação dos cursos (universitários).
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