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81 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) simples4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) natural5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) natural2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) talento2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.)•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *nat.u.ral[n'ætʃərəl] n 1 aquele ou aquilo que é natural. 2 idiota, imbecil. 3 Mus bequadro. 4 o que é esperto por natureza. 5 um sucesso absoluto. 6 tecla branca de piano ou órgão. • adj 1 natural, originário, oriundo. 2 nativo. 3 ingênito, inato, inerente. 4 primitivo, inculto. 5 espontâneo. 6 normal, comum. 7 instintivo. 8 parecido, semelhante. 9 não afetado. 10 ilegítimo, bastardo. 11 não espiritual. -
82 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativa2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo•* * *neg.a.tive[n'egətiv] n 1 negativa, negação. 2 veto. 3 Phot negativo. • vt 1 negar, refutar. 2 vetar. 3 desaprovar. 4 rejeitar. • adj 1 negativo. 2 contrário. 3 nulo. -
83 no soonerthan
no sooner...than...imediatamente após. no sooner did he come than she began to cry / tão logo ele chegou, ela começou a chorar. -
84 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) único2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) apenas2) (alone: Only you can do it.) só3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) só4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) só5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) só3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) mas- only too* * *on.ly['ounli] adj 1 único. 2 só. 3 solitário. • adv somente, unicamente, apenas, simplesmente. not only intelligent but also honest / não apenas inteligente mas também honesto. • conj exceto. if only I should succeed quem me dera ter sucesso. I was only too glad to leave fiquei mais que satisfeito em sair. not only but não apenas, mas também. only child filho único. only if desde que. only just now há pouco, agora mesmo. only yesterday a) somente ontem. b) ontem mesmo. -
85 pale
[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pálido2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) claro2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) empalidecer- paleness* * *pale1[peil] vt+vi 1 empalidecer. 2 tornar pálido ( before diante de). 3 fig apagar-se, diminuir, perder a importância. • adj 1 pálido, lívido, descorado. 2 fig fraco, abatido, emaciado. 3 opaco, fusco. as pale as ashes pálido como a morte. beyond the pale inaceitável. to grow/ turn pale empalidecer.————————pale2[peil] n 1 estaca, paliçada. 2 estacada, liça. 3 terreno ou área cercada. 4 limite, confins. 5 território, distrito. 6 Her pala. 7 âmbito, seio. • vt cercar, murar. within the pale of the church no seio da Igreja. -
86 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positivo2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) positivo3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) seguro4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) completo5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positivo6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positivo7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positivo8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positivo2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positivo2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) positivo•- positively* * *pos.i.tive[p'ɔzitiv] n 1 realidade, fato. 2 Gram grau positivo. 3 Phot positivo. 4 pólo positivo. • adj 1 positivo: a) certo, evidente, inegável, indiscutível. b) baseado em fatos ou na experiência. c) afirmativo. d) real, concreto. e) Electr designativo da eletricidade cuja unidade básica é o próton. f) Gram relativo ao grau positivo. 2 coll absoluto, formal. 3 confiante. 4 Mech comandado, direto. 5 Mat, Phys maior que zero. 6 Opt dextrógiro. 7 dogmático, sentencioso. he was too positive ele era positivo (confiante) demais. positive cash flow Econ fluxo de caixa positivo. -
87 preference
['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) preferência* * *pref.er.ence[pr'efərəns] n 1 preferência, predileção (to, over, above, diante). he gave his preference to / ele tinha predileção por. 2 promoção. 3 objeto ou pessoa preferida. my preference is for beer rather than wine / prefiro cerveja a vinho. 4 Jur prioridade, primazia. -
88 sooner
soon.er[s'u:nə] compar of soon. no sooner...than... imediatamente após. no sooner did he come than she began to cry / tão logo ele chegou, ela começou a chorar. sooner or later mais cedo ou mais tarde. the sooner the better quanto antes melhor. -
89 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) vila2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) habitantes de vila3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) cidade•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town* * *[t'aun] n 1 cidade. 2 habitantes de uma cidade. • adj relativo a cidade, característico de cidade, municipal. in town na cidade. out of town em viagem. out on the town ir a restaurantes, casas noturnas situadas em certa área da cidade, principalmente à noite. to be the talk of the town ser o assunto da conversa na cidade. to go down town Amer ir à cidade (para fazer compras, etc.). to go on town ou to paint the town red fazer uma farra, cair na gandaia. -
90 trot
[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) trotar2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) trote- trotter* * *[trɔt] n 1 trote. 2 passo rápido e constante. • vt+vi 1 trotar, andar a trote, fazer trotar. 2 fig correr, andar depressa. at full trot em trote rápido. on the trot all day o dia inteiro em pé, em atividade. the trots coll diarréia. to go for a trot a) dar uma volta, fazer um passeio. b) coll desentorpecer as pernas. to keep someone trotting manter alguém em movimento ou trabalhando. to trot along ir correndo. to trot away/off sair em trote, sair às pressas. to trot someone off his legs dominar alguém, cansar alguém. to trot out coll mostrar, demonstrar, alegar habilmente. -
91 usual
['ju:ʒuəl](done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) habitual- usually* * *u.su.al[j'u:ʒuəl] n o usual, o costumeiro. • adj usual, costumeiro, de praxe, habitual, comum. they came later than usual / vieram mais tarde do que o habitual. the pride usual with her / sua costumeira arrogância. we did it the usual way / fizemos da forma habitual. -
92 utilitarian
adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) utilitário* * *u.til.i.tar.i.an[ju:tilit'ɛəriən] n Philos utilitário. • adj utilitário, funcional. -
93 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar/piorar* * *[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos. -
94 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) demorar -
95 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) demorar -
96 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 -
97 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) depois de2) (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.) depois de6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) depois de2. 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 que- afterthought - afterwards - after all - be after -
98 beyond
[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) além de2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) para além de3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) fora de, além de4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) além do que•- beyond expectation - beyond one's means -
99 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) escolher• -
100 great
[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) grande4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) ótimo5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) perito•- greatly- greatness
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