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1 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) estar na minoria -
2 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) estar em minoria -
3 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoria* * *mi.nor.i.ty[main'ɔriti] n 1 minoria. 2 menoridade. -
4 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoria -
5 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) pouco importante2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor- minority- be in the minority* * *mi.nor[m'ainə] n 1 menor (de idade). 2 premissa menor de um silogismo. 3 tom menor. • adj 1 menor. 2 inferior. 3 secundário. • vi Amer dedicar-se à cadeira ou matéria de estudos considerada de menor interesse do que a especialização escolhida. -
6 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) menor, sem importância2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor- minority- be in the minority -
7 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) idade3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) séculos2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) envelhecer- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *[eidʒ] n 1 idade. he is her age / ele tem a idade dela. what age do you give him? / qual é a idade que você lhe dá? he does not look his age / ele parece mais moço do que é. 2 período de vida alcançado. 3 velhice, idade avançada. 4 duração provável da vida, probabilidade de vida. 5 Psych desenvolvimento intelectual (em comparação com a norma). 6 século, período histórico, era, época. 7 geração. 8 ages, an age coll período extenso. I have been waiting ages / esperei uma eternidade. • vt+vi 1 envelhecer, ficar velho. 2 sazonar, amadurecer. age-bracket faixa etária. age of manhood idade viril. age of minority menoridade. at a great age numa idade avançada. at an early age bem cedo na vida. be your age não seja infantil. down the ages através dos séculos. he is under age ele é menor. in old age na idade madura. in our age em nossa época. in tender age na infância. of age maioridade. the Middle Ages a Idade Média. to a great age até à extrema velhice. to be over age ter passado o limite de idade. to come of age atingir a maioridade. -
8 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). -
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* * *[wɔsp] n Zool vespa. -
11 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
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