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1 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) sobre2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) acima de3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) acima de2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) de cima2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) acima•- above all* * *a.bove[əb'∧v] n 1 o alto, céu. 2 o acima mencionado, o acima escrito ou dito. the above is his opinion / o acima escrito é a opinião dele. in addition to all of the above, I must say that... / em acréscimo a todo o acima mencionado, devo dizer que... • adj acima mencionado, anteriormente escrito ou dito. for further information see the above passage / para informações complementares consulte o texto acima. the above remarks are concerned with this item / as observações anteriores dizem respeito a este item. • adv 1 acima, no alto, em cima. the sound was coming from the bedroom above / o som vinha do quarto de cima. our plane flew above the clouds / nosso avião voava acima das nuvens. 2 anteriormente (citado ou dito). the facts mentioned above / os fatos mencionados acima. 3 em lugar mais alto. those are the hills above Rome / aquelas são as colinas no alto de Roma. • prep 1 sobre, acima, por cima. she lived on the first floor above a night club / ela morava no primeiro andar acima de uma boate. the police officer ought to be above suspicion / o policial devia estar acima de suspeita. 2 superior. he is above his brother / ele é superior a seu irmão. 3 mais que. the show is allowed to children above the age of ten years / o espetáculo é permitido para crianças com mais de dez anos. 4 além de. he is above criticism / ele está além da crítica. it is above me / isso está além da minha compreensão. above all sobretudo, mais importante de tudo. above all things antes de tudo. above-board a) claro, franco, honesto, correto. b) francamente, honestamente, corretamente. above-ground a) vivo, na terra. b) acima do solo. above-mentioned supracitado, supradito, acima mencionado. above par Econ acima do valor, com ágio. above praise acima de louvor. above the average acima da média. from above de cima. I am above myself eu estou fora de mim (de alegria, de raiva). over and above além disto. to be above nothing considerar nada indigno demais. -
2 in the clear
(no longer under suspicion, in danger etc.) a salvo* * *in the clearcoll livre de suspeita ou culpa. -
3 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) suspeitar2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) desconfiar3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) desconfiar2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) suspeito3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) suspeito- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness* * *sus.pect[s'∧spekt] n suspeito, pessoa suspeita. • [səp'ekt] vt+vi 1 imaginar, pensar, conjeturar, supor, presumir. I wouldn’t have suspected it / nunca o teria imaginado. 2 suspeitar, desconfiar. we suspect him of theft / suspeitamos que ele é ladrão. 3 duvidar. I suspect her courage / duvido de sua coragem. • adj suspeito, suspeitoso, duvidoso. -
4 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) por cima de2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) acima de3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) acima de2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) cima2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) acima•- above all -
5 in the clear
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6 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) suspeitar de2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) suspeitar de3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) suspeitar2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) suspeito3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) suspeito- suspicious - suspiciously - suspiciousness
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beyond suspicion — above/beyond/suspicion phrase definitely not guilty of doing anything wrong In this investigation, no one in the company is above suspicion. Thesaurus: morally good or correctsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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