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101 dent
[dent] 1. noun(a small hollow made by pressure or a blow: My car has a dent where it hit a tree.) mossa2. verb(to make such a hollow in: The car was dented when it hit a wall.) amolgar* * *dent1[dent] n mossa: vestígio de pancada ou pressão. • vt amassar, dar pancada, golpear a superfície de algum objeto. he drove into a post and dented the car / ele dirigiu contra um poste e amassou o carro. to make a dent reduzir consideravelmente.————————dent2[dent] n 1 entalhe, rebaixo ou cavidade no fio de uma lâmina, etc. 2 dente (de engrenagem, de roda, de serra, de pente, etc.). 3 garra de acoplamento. 4 cada uma das saliências ou pontas que guarnecem a engrenagem de certos objetos. 5 espaço entre dois arames do pente de um cardador. • vt+vi 1 adentar, dentear, dentar, formar dentes em, entalhar, chanfrar. 2 tornar-se denteado. -
102 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) desprezar2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) desprezar•- despicably* * *de.spise[disp'aiz] vt desprezar, desdenhar, menosprezar. -
103 dinner
['dinə]1) (the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening: Is it time for dinner yet?) jantar2) (a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten: They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; ( also adjective) a dinner party.) jantar•* * *din.ner[d'inə] n 1 jantar 2 banquete. Christmas dinner jantar de Natal. Easter dinner jantar de Páscoa. to have dinner jantar (verbo). -
104 dirt
[də:t] 1. noun(any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc: His shoes are covered in dirt.) sujidade- dirty2. verb(to make or become dirty: He dirtied his hands/shoes.) sujar- dirt-cheap
- dirt track* * *[də:t] n 1 lodo, lama, barra, poeira. 2 imundície, sujidade, porcaria. 3 esterco. 4 sordidez, vileza, baixeza, mesquinhez, sujeira, obscenidade. 5 Min cascalho, areia, escória, refugo. 6 coll mexerico de natureza maliciosa. 7 sl pessoa suja. 8 sl Brit escroto. as cheap as dirt (mulher) vulgar, sem classe. to dish the dirt coll espalhar histórias e mexericos maliciosos sobre alguém. to do someone dirt prejudicar, maltratar, fazer sujeira com alguém. to eat dirt sofrer injúrias e abusos. to throw dirt upon a person caluniar, denegrir. to treat like dirt tratar injustamente, desrespeitosamente. -
105 dishonesty
noun (the state or quality of being dishonest: I would not have expected such dishonesty from him.) desonestidade* * *dis.hon.es.ty[dis'ɔnisti] n desonestidade, improbidade, deslealdade, fraude. -
106 donkey
['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) burro2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) burro•- donkey's years/ages* * *don.key[d'ɔŋki] n 1 burro, asno, jumento. 2 pessoa estúpida, imbecil, ignorante. to talk the hind legs off a donkey falar sem parar. -
107 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sonho2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sonho3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) sonho4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sonho2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) sonhar- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *[dri:m] n 1 sonho. 2 quimera, utopia, fantasia, visão, devaneio. 3 algo notável por sua beleza ou excelência. 4 meta, ideal. • vt+vi (ps, pp dreamt ou dreamed). 1 sonhar. 2 entregar-se a fantasias e devaneios, imaginar, fantasiar. I never dreamt of such a thing / nunca teria imaginado semelhante coisa. a bad dream um pesadelo. a dream come true um sonho que se tornou realidade. day dream devaneio. pipe dream sonho vão, quimera. the dream shattered fig o castelo desabou. to dream of sonhar com. 2 pensar em, julgar possível. to dream away passar o tempo em devaneios. to go like a dream trabalhar, progredir muito bem. -
108 drudge
1. verb(to do dull, very hard or humble work.) labutar2. noun(a person who does such work.) burro de carga- drudgery* * *[dr∧dʒ] n escravo do trabalho, burro de carga, servo, pessoa que executa trabalho duro, humilde ou pouco interessante. • vt+vi labutar, escravizar-se, mourejar, lidar, trabalhar arduamente, atormentar-se, ocupar-se em ofícios inferiores e mal pagos. -
109 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] n 1 ovo, Biol óvulo, germe. 2 fig princípio ou origem de qualquer coisa. 3 sl bomba, granada, mina. • vt 1 cobrir alimentos com ovos. 2 coll jogar ovos. as sure as eggs sl com toda a certeza. bad egg sl mau sujeito. fried eggs ovos estrelados, fritos. good egg sl bom sujeito. hard boiled eggs ovos cozidos. old egg velho amigo. poached eggs ovos escalfados. scrambled eggs ovos mexidos. soft boiled eggs ovos quentes, ovos cozidos moles. the white of an egg a clara do ovo. the yolk of an egg a gema do ovo. to be left with egg on one’s face sl ficar com cara de bobo. to egg and crumb empanar: cobrir de gema e farinha de rosca. to egg on instigar, provocar, encorajar. to lay an egg Amer sl fracassar, falhar. to put all eggs into one basket arriscar tudo, colocar todo o dinheiro em um único jogo. to teach your grandmother to suck eggs ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário. to tread upon eggs pisar em ovos. -
110 electronic
[elək'tronik]1) (worked or produced by devices built or made according to the principles of electronics: an electronic calculator.) electrónico2) (concerned or working with such machines: an electronic engineer.) electrónico* * *e.lec.tron.ic[ilektr'6nik] adj eletrônico. -
111 errand
['erənd]1) (a short journey made in order to get something or do something especially for someone else: He has sent the child on an errand; The child will run errands for you.) recado2) (the purpose of such a journey: She accomplished her errand.) missão* * *er.rand['er2nd] n mensagem, incumbência, missão, recado. to go on an errand / ir a recados, encarregar-se de um serviço (recado, compra, etc). fool’s errand caminhada inútil. -
112 exist
[iɡ'zist]1) (to be something real or actual: Do ghosts really exist?) existir2) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) sobreviver•* * *ex.ist[igz'ist] vi existir: 1 viver. we have to exist in this hole! / temos de viver nesta cova! 2 estar. 3 subsistir. how can you exist on so little? / como você consegue viver com tão pouco? 4 ocorrer. do such things exist? / há tal coisa?, já viu tal coisa? -
113 expedition
[ekspi'diʃən]1) (an organized journey with a purpose: an expedition to the South Pole.) expedição2) (a group making such a journey: He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.) expedição•* * *ex.pe.di.tion[ekspid'i82n] n expedição: 1 viagem (especialmente para exploração). on an expedition / numa expedição. 2 Mil campanha militar. 3 empresa, empreendimento. 4 pressa, urgência, rapidez, velocidade. with utmost expedition / com extrema urgência. 5 presteza. -
114 experience
[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) experiência2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) experiência2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) experimentar/sofrer, conhecer* * *ex.pe.ri.ence[iksp'i2ri2ns] n 1 experiência, prática. business experience / experiência comercial (ou de negócios). 2 peripécia, aventura. 3 ensaio, treinamento. 4 conhecimento, perícia. a man of experience um homem de experiência. by my own experience pela minha própria experiência. experience in teaching prática no magistério. • vt 1 experimentar, experienciar, conhecer, saber por experiência. 2 sofrer, sentir, padecer, suportar. -
115 falsetto
[fo:l'setou] 1. plural - falsettos; noun(an unnaturally high (singing) voice in men, or a man with such a voice: He was singing in falsetto; He is a falsetto.) falsete2. adverbHe sings falsetto.) em falsete* * *fal.set.to[fɔ:ls'etou] n falsete: voz com que se procura imitar a de soprano. • adj relativo a falsete. • adv em falsete. -
116 familiarity
[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) familiaridade2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) familiaridade/intimidade, confiança* * *fa.mil.i.ar.i.ty[fəmili'æriti] n familiaridade: 1 intimidade, convivência, afabilidade, amizade. 2 desembaraço, ausência de todas as formalidades (mas sem grosseria). 3 liberdades, atrevimento, confiança. 4 conhecimento profundo. -
117 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) quinta2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) quinta2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) cultivar- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard* * *[fa:m] n 1 fazenda, granja, chácara, herdade, quinta, propriedade rústica, sítio. dairy farm / fazenda leiteira. home farm / propriedade agrícola cultivada pelo próprio dono. poultry farm / granja de avicultura. 2 casa de fazenda. • vt+vi 1 cultivar, amanhar, lavrar (terra), criar gado. 2 cultivar uma fazenda, ser fazendeiro. fat farms coll spa: clínica de emagrecimento. funny farms sl 1 hospício. 2 clínica de tratamento de alcoólatras, drogados, etc. to bet the farm sl apostar tudo. -
118 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) moda2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) moda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) modo•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashion* * *fash.ion[f'æʃən] n 1 moda, uso, costume, bom-tom. out of fashion / fora de moda. a man of fashion / homem elegante, na moda. 2 talhe, corte (do vestido). 3 forma, feitio, feição. 4 padrão, estilo, modelo. she launched the fashion / ela introduziu a moda. she sets the fashion / dar o exemplo na moda ou no comportamento. 5 maneira, modo. in a fashion, after a fashion / de certo modo. in such a fashion / de tal maneira ou modo. after the fashion of / como, a modo de. • vt 1 formar, dar feitio. 2 moldar, amoldar, talhar, modelar. 3 acomodar, adaptar, conformar, ajustar. parrot fashion (repetir) como papagaio. people of fashion, rank and fashion alta sociedade. -
119 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *[fæt] n 1 gordura, banha, graxa, adiposidade, unto, sebo. vegetable fat / gordura vegetal. 2 obesidade. 3 fig gordura de terra: abundância. 4 fig a flor, a nata, a melhor parte ou a parte mais desejada. • vt+vi 1 engordar, tornar-se gordo. to grow fat / engordar. 2 cevar. to make fat / cevar. • adj 1 gordo, corpulento, obeso, adiposo, carnudo, rechonchudo, cevado. 2 gorduroso, oleoso. 3 fértil. 4 lucrativo, rendoso, proveitoso, próspero. 5 rico, avultado, considerável, abundante. a fat dowry / um dote rico. 6 grosso, cheio, abastecido, bem provido, recheado. 7 grosso, encorpado (caráter tipográfico). 8 fig estúpido, obtuso, lerdo, indolente, preguiçoso. a fat lot of good! nada bom! the fat is in the fire algo aconteceu que irá desencadear uma série de problemas, vai dar confusão. to fat mouth, to chew the fat sl 1 tagarelar, falar "abobrinhas". 2 lisonjear, engabelar. 3 reclamar. to live off the fat of the land viver na abundância. -
120 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pouco- a few- few and far between* * *[fju:] n pequeno número. • adj poucos, poucas. spectators are few / há poucos espectadores. the few strangers / os poucos estranhos. • pron poucos, poucas, raros, raras. his visits are few and far between / suas visitas são raras (escassas). a few alguns, algumas. a few of my things algumas das minhas coisas. as few as somente. I have had a few too many, I have had a few eu bebi demais. not a few não poucos. quite a few um número regular. some few alguns, poucos. the few a minoria, os eleitos.
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