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1 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) matéria2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) assunto3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *mat.ter[m'ætə] n 1 matéria, substância. 2 assunto, tópico. 3 negócio, questão, causa. 4 pus. 5 importância. 6 caso. 7 dificuldade. • vi 1 importar, significar. 2 supurar. for that matter no que diz respeito ao assunto. in the matter of a respeito de. no matter não importa. no matter where onde quer que seja. no matter which qualquer que seja. printed matter impresso (correio). that’s what the matter is aí é que está. what is the matter? o que há? -
2 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) matéria2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) assunto3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter - a matter of course - a matter of opinion - no matter - no matter who - what - where -
3 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) facto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) facto•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt] n fato: 1 coisa ou ação feita. founded on fact / baseado em fatos. 2 caso, acontecimento, ocorrência, sucesso, ato. the fact that I was present, the fact of my being present / o fato da minha presença. his facts are doubtful / os fatos por ele alegados são duvidosos. 3 realidade, verdade. is that a fact? / é verdade?, realmente? 4 crime, delito. after the fact / após o delito. a matter-of-fact person uma pessoa sensata, prática, objetiva. as a matter of fact, o fato é que, em verdade, para dizer a verdade, realmente. fact of life aspecto fatual da vida humana. facts of life fatos relativos a sexo, reprodução, parto. in fact de fato, para dizer a verdade. in fact, I won’t put up with it / para dizer a verdade, não admitirei. hard facts crua realidade. -
4 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fato2) (reality: fact or fiction.) fato•- factual - factually - as a matter of fact - in fact - in point of fact -
5 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.
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