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1 telling
adjective (having a great effect: a telling argument.) eficaz* * *tell.ing[t'eliŋ] n 1 ato de contar, narração. the story lost nothing in the telling / a história não perdeu pela narração. 2 contagem. there’s no telling what may happen nunca se sabe o que acontecerá. -
2 telling
adjective (having a great effect: a telling argument.) eficaz -
3 he is good at telling stories
he is good at telling storiesele sabe contar histórias.English-Portuguese dictionary > he is good at telling stories
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4 there’s no telling what may happen
there’s no telling what may happennunca se sabe o que acontecerá.English-Portuguese dictionary > there’s no telling what may happen
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5 you’re telling me
you’re telling mecoll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
6 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) sabe-se lá -
7 there's no telling
(it is impossible to know: There's no telling what he'll do!) não dá para saber -
8 story-telling
sto.ry-tell.ing[st'ɔri t'eliŋ] n narração de histórias. -
9 tale-telling
tale-tel.ling[t'eil teliŋ] adj revelador, denunciador. -
10 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
11 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) epopeia2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) epopeia* * *ep.ic1['epik] n epopéia. classical epic / epopéia clássica. national epic / epopéia nacional.————————ep.ic2['epik] adj 1 épico, epopéico, heróico. 2 exagerado. epic laughter / gargalhada homérica. -
12 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) repreender -
13 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) poema épico2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) epopéia -
14 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) mandar3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer efeito•- teller- telling - tellingly - telltale - I told you so - tell off - tell on - tell tales - tell the time - there's no telling - you never can tell -
15 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) repreender -
16 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) depois2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) após3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) atrás de4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) atrás de5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) depois6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) depois2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) depois3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) depois- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *af.ter['a:ftə; 'æftə] adj 1 subseqüente, ulterior, posterior, seguinte. 2 Naut de popa ou ré. • adv 1 atrás, detrás, em seguida. the dog trots after him / o cão corre atrás dele. 2 depois, após, posteriormente. this was after I had married / isto foi após o meu casamento. • conj depois que, logo que. • prep 1 atrás de, após, depois de. what are you after? / atrás de que você anda? 2 em seguimento a, em seqüência a. 3 em perseguição de, ao encalço de. 4 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre. 5 por causa de, em conseqüência de. I was named after my grandmother / eu recebi o nome da minha avó. 6 à maneira de, à moda de. 7 abaixo de, inferior a. 8 segundo, de acordo com, conforme. 9 em atenção a, em consideração a, em homenagem a. after all afinal. after date of delivery após a data de entrega. after death the doctor trancar a porta depois que o ladrão entrou. after hours após o expediente. after this fashion deste modo. day after day dia após dia. in after years em anos vindouros. six months after seis meses depois. the after sail a vela de popa. the day after tomorrow depois de amanhã. the month after next o mês após o próximo. the morning after na manhã seguinte. to ask after perguntar por. to follow after seguir imediatamente. to long after pretender, desejar alguma coisa, ter saudade de. to look after tomar conta de, cuidar de. -
17 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) bailado2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) de ballet•* * *bal.let[b'ælei] n 1 balé. 2 corpo de baile. -
18 bead
[bi:d](a little ball of glass etc strung with others in a necklace etc: She's wearing two strings of wooden beads.) conta- beady* * *[bi:d] n 1 conta (de rosário). 2 conta (de vidro, metal etc.). 3 gota, bolha, lágrima. 4 Amer massa de mira. 5 Archit astrágalo. 6 ( beads) fieira de contas, rosário, terço. she was telling her beads / ela estava rezando seu terço. • vt+vi 1 ornar com contas, enfiar contas. 2 formar gotas. 3 virar as bordas de. he drew a bead upon Amer ele fez mira sobre. -
19 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) botão2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) botão2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) abotoar3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) apanhar* * *but.ton[b'∧tən] n 1 botão. 2 coisa parecida com botão. 3 Bot gomo, olho. 4 dístico, broche. • vt+vi 1 abotoar. 2 prover de botões. 3 abotoar-se. I don’t care a button não me importa. I must press a button fig tenho de tomar providências. it isn’t worth a button não vale um caracol. on the button precisamente. to button up abotoar, ter pouco ou nenhum valor. -
20 calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) calipso* * *ca.lyp.so[kəl'ipsou] n Mus calipso.
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