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1 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) período2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) período3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) termo•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.) denominar- in terms of* * *[tə:m] n 1 termo, palavra, expressão. 2 prazo, duração, limite. 3 semestre: período do ano escolar. 4 período de funcionamento do foro. 5 prazo, data de vencimento. 6 Math termo, componente de uma equação ou expressão. 7 terms condições, cláusulas, termos. our terms are cash / nossas condições são pagamento à vista. terms of delivery / condições de entrega. 8 terms maneira, modo de falar. 9 terms relações. 10 tempo que dura a gravidez normal. • vt chamar, designar, denominar. in plain / round terms francamente dito. in set terms em termos estabelecidos. in terms of praise com palavras elogiosas. in the long term a longo prazo. on easy terms com facilidades. on term a prazo. on / upon no terms de forma alguma. term of office período de função. terms of reference assuntos a decidir. the exact terms os termos exatos. to be on friendly terms with ter relações amigáveis com. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to bring to terms forçar ou induzir a aceitar condições. to keep a term freqüentar regularmente o semestre escolar. under my terms de acordo com as minhas condições. -
2 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) período, termo2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) período3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) termo•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.) chamar, denominar- in terms of -
3 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) meio do período -
4 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) meio período -
5 exaggeration
1) (the act of exaggerating.) exagero2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) exagero* * *ex.ag.ger.a.tion[igzæd92r'ei82n] n 1 exagero. 2 encarecimento. -
6 substance
1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) substância2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) substância* * *sub.stance[s'∧bstəns] n 1 substância, matéria, material. 2 Philos essência, parte principal. 3 significado, sentido. 4 solidez, firmeza, base. 5 corpo, consistência. 6 recurso, capital, riqueza, propriedade. 7 coisa. a man at substance um homem de posses. in substance em substância, em resumo, fundamentalmente. -
7 exaggeration
1) (the act of exaggerating.) exagero2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) exagero -
8 substance
1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) substância2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) substância -
9 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *WASP, Wasp[wɔsp] abbr Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (Serviço de Pilotos da Força Aérea Feminina), white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (branco, anglo-saxão, protestante, membro da classe privilegiada dominante nos EUA). -
10 Wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *WASP, Wasp[wɔsp] abbr Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (Serviço de Pilotos da Força Aérea Feminina), white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (branco, anglo-saxão, protestante, membro da classe privilegiada dominante nos EUA). -
11 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prender2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) parar2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) prisão2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) paragem•* * *ar.rest[ər'est] n 1 apreensão, embargo. 2 detenção, captura, prisão. 3 impedimento, suspensão, parada. 4 Tech batente, dispositivo limitador (do movimento de máquinas). • vt 1 apreender, prender, embargar. 2 deter, capturar, aprisionar. 3 parar, controlar, reprimir, impedir. the dismissals were an effort to arrest losses / as demissões foram um esforço para impedir perdas. cardiac arrest ataque do coração. to be under arrest estar detido. to be under house arrest estar em prisão domiciliar. -
12 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) condicionar2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) condicionar•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that* * *con.di.tion[kənd'iʃən] n 1 condição: a) estado, situação. I cannot accept poor living conditions / não posso aceitar condições pobres de moradia. b) posição social. c) circunstância. d) cláusula, estipulação. e) restrição, limitação, requisito. 2 estado de saúde. • vt condicionar: 1 pôr em condição apropriada ou desejada. 2 treinar. 3 impor condições, estipular. 4 restringir, limitar. implied conditions condições implícitas. in a miserable condition em estado lamentável. in (good) condition em (boas) condições. the car is in good condition / o carro está em boas condições. in no condition to do something sem condições para fazer algo (bêbado, doente demais). it is conditioned by depende de. on no condition nunca. on, upon (the) condition that sob ou com a condição de. out of condition a) em mau estado. b) magro, doente (animais). people of every condition pessoas de todas as camadas sociais. -
13 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) criatura2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) criatura* * *crea.ture[kr'i:tʃə] n 1 criatura, ser humano. 2 animal doméstico. 3 pessoa dominada por outra, servo, instrumento. a horrid creature um monstro. a sweet creature uma bela criatura. dumb creatures animais irracionais. fellow creature o próximo. living creature vivente, ser vivo. not a creature ninguém. -
14 cretin
['kretin]1) (a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed.) cretino2) (an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse.) cretino* * *cre.tin[kr'etin; kr'i:tən] n cretino, idiota. -
15 darling
1. noun1) (a dearly loved person (often used as a term of endearment): Is that you, darling ?) querido2) (a lovable person: Mary really is a darling!) amor2. adjective1) (much loved: My darling child!) querido2) (lovable; pretty and appealing: What a darling little girl!) adorável* * *dar.ling[d'a:liŋ] n querido, querida, pessoa bem amada. • adj 1 bem-amado, predileto, querido com predileção. 2 coll encantador, gracioso. -
16 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) esplêndido2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) altivo3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) formidável4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) venerável2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) mil- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *[grænd] 1 n Amer sl 1.000 dólares. 2 piano de cauda. • adj 1 maravilhoso, formidável, grandioso, enorme, grande, majestoso, imponente. 2 fino, nobre, ilustre, sublime, digno, distinto. 3 principal, supremo, superior, grão. 4 completo, final. 5 que indica o segundo grau de ascendentes ou descendentes. baby grand piano de meia cauda. in grand style de maneira grandiosa. the grand question a questão principal. the grand total o total, soma, final. to do the grand bancar o importante. we had a grand time passamos uma temporada maravilhosa. -
17 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) larva2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) bóia2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) fuçar* * *[gr∧b] n 1 larva, lagarta, verme, bicho. 2 trabalhador, pé-de-boi. 3 sl comida, bóia. • vt+vi 1 cavoucar a terra, cavar. 2 fazer trabalho pesado e desagradável. 3 roçar. to grub up desenterrar, roçar. -
18 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) tempo2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *[ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso. -
19 libel
1. noun(the legal term for something written which is harmful to a person's reputation.) calúnia2. verb(to damage the reputation of (someone) by libel.) caluniar- libellously* * *li.bel[l'aibəl] n 1 libelo. 2 calúnia, difamação. • vt+vi 1 Jur acusar, processar. 2 difamar. -
20 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amor2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amor3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) amor4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) love2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amar2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) gostar de•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *[l∧v] n 1 amor, forte afeição. 2 pessoa amada. 3 cupido. 4 Sport pontuação zero (no tênis). • vt+vi amar, querer, gostar de. for love of one’s country por amor à pátria. for love or money de qualquer maneira. labour of love trabalho caritativo ou desinteressado. there’s no love last between them não se toleram. to fall in love apaixonar-se. to make love to fazer amor. to play for love jogar por passatempo.
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