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  • 1 meaning

    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) sentido
    * * *
    mean.ing
    [m'i:niŋ] n 1 significado, sentido. 2 propósito, intenção. 3 pensamento. • adj significativo, expressivo.

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  • 2 meaning

    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) sentido, significado

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  • 3 literal

    ['litərəl]
    1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) literal
    2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) literal
    - literally
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    lit.er.al
    [l'itərəl] adj 1 literal, ao pé da letra. 2 fig prosaico, positivo.

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  • 4 literal

    ['litərəl]
    1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) literal
    2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) literal
    - literally

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  • 5 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) opinião
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sentido
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) senso
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) signifcado
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense
    * * *
    [sens] n 1 senso, sentido. he is right in a sense / de certo modo ele tem razão. 2 percepção, sentimento. 3 compreensão, apreensão. can you make sense of this? / compreende isto? 4 inteligência, sabedoria, sagacidade. he has an outspoken sense for journalism / ele tem talento inato para jornalista. 5 sentido, significado. 6 que é razoável ou inteligente. it doesn’t make sense / não tem sentido. 7 opinião geral. he has the right sense for the public / ele sabe agradar o público, ele compreende o público. 8 direção, curso, rumo. • vt 1 sentir, perceber. 2 coll compreender, entender. common sense senso comum, bom senso. figurative sense sentido figurado. in a sense de certo modo, até certo ponto. literal sense sentido literal. strict sense sentido restrito. the five senses os cinco sentidos. the sixth sense o sexto sentido.

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  • 6 suffix

    (a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) sufixo
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    suf.fix
    [s'∧fiks] n Gram sufixo. • vt sufixar.

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  • 7 suffix

    (a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) sufixo

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  • 8 definition

    [defi'niʃən]
    noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) definição
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    def.i.ni.tion
    [defin'iʃən] n 1 definição, explicação, interpretação. 2 enumeração, exposição. 3 nitidez (rádio, televisão, óptica). by definition por definição.

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  • 9 prefix

    ['pri:fiks]
    (a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) prefixo
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    pre.fix
    [pr'i:fiks] n prefixo. • vt antepor como prefixo (to, para).

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  • 10 definition

    [defi'niʃən]
    noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) definição

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  • 11 prefix

    ['pri:fiks]
    (a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) prefixo

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  • 12 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) senso
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) senso
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sensatez
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) sentido
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir
    - senselessly - senselessness - senses - sixth sense

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  • 13 corruption

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of corrupting.) corrupção
    2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) corruptela
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    cor.rup.tion
    [kər'∧pʃən] n 1 corrupção. 2 depravação, perversão. 3 suborno. 4 adulteração, alteração, deturpação. corruption of blood Jur perda de direitos civis de alguém condenado à morte.

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  • 14 homonym

    ['homənim]
    (a word having the same sound as another word, but a different meaning: The words `there' and `their' are homonyms.) homónimo
    * * *
    hom.o.nym
    [h'ɔmənim] n homônimo.

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  • 15 corruption

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of corrupting.) corrupção
    2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) corruptela

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  • 16 homonym

    ['homənim]
    (a word having the same sound as another word, but a different meaning: The words `there' and `their' are homonyms.) homônimo

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  • 17 It

    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)
    - its
    - itself
    * * *
    Italian, Italy

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  • 18 it

    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)
    - its
    - itself
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    n 1 objeto indefinido em expressões idiomáticas. 2 fig o ovo de Colombo. 3 atrativo pessoal (feminino e masculino). 4 ponto, questão. that is simply it / aí é que está a coisa. • pron 1 ele, ela, o, a, lhe. it is cherries / são cerejas. who is it? / quem é? it is my son / é meu filho. 2 isso, isto. it is my fault / a culpa é minha. throw it away / jogue isto fora. from all these reasons it follows... por todas estas razões deduz-se.... he thinks he is it sl ele se acha muito importante. it follows that conclui-se que. it happens acontece. it is me sou eu. it rains está chovendo. it was he who foi ele que. it won’t work não vai dar certo. she was it ela foi formidável. so it is assim é. this is it sl esse é o ponto importante.

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  • 19 it

    [it]
    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) isso, aquilo, o, a
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)
    - its
    - itself

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  • 20 negative

    ['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo
    2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo
    3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo
    4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo
    2. noun
    1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativa
    2) (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
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    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.

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