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1 displease
[dis'pli:z](to offend or annoy: The children's behaviour displeased their father.) desagradar- displeasure* * *dis.please[displ'i:z] vt+vi desprazer, desagradar, descontentar, ofender, desgostar. to be displeased with, at estar descontente com. -
2 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) trocar2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) trocar2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) troca2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) discussão3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) câmbio4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) câmbio5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) bolsa de valores6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) central telefónica•* * *ex.change[ikst8'eind9] n 1 troca, permuta. exchange of views / troca de idéias. in exchange / em troca. 2 títulos, valores, moedas. 3 Bolsa, central de corretagens ou valores. 4 câmbio, operações cambiais. bill of exchange / letra de câmbio. rate of exchange / taxa de câmbio. • vt+vi trocar, cambiar, permutar. Mil transferir. a dollar exchanges for four francs / um dólar vale quatro francos. -
3 be all ears
(to listen with keen attention: The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash.) ser todo ouvidos -
4 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) intrigarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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5 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) intrigarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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6 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) intrigarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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7 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) intrigarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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8 be all ears
(to listen with keen attention: The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash.) ser todo ouvidos -
9 displease
[dis'pli:z](to offend or annoy: The children's behaviour displeased their father.) desagradar- displeasure -
10 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) trocar2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) trocar2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) troca2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) discussão3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) câmbio4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) câmbio5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) bolsa6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) central telefônica• -
11 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) pôr (uma pessoa) contra (outra)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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12 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) pôr (uma pessoa) contra (outra)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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13 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) pôr (uma pessoa) contra (outra)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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14 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) pôr (uma pessoa) contra (outra)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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15 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) medo2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) temer2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) lamentar•- fearful- fearfully
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- in fear of* * *[fiə] n 1 medo, temor, susto, receio, apreensão. there is no fear of his forgetting / não há perigo de que ele esqueça. 2 terror, pavor. to put the fear of God into someone / intimidar alguém, ameaçar alguém com uma punição severa. 3 preocupação, ansiedade. he goes in constant fear of his life / ele está em constante receio pela sua vida. 4 pessoa ou coisa que causa medo. 5 reverência, respeito. • vt+vi 1 temer, ter medo de, recear. he fears making debts / ele receia endividar-se. 2 temer: reverenciar. 3 estar apreensivo, preocupado, hesitar em, não se atrever a. they feared for their children / eles receavam por seus filhos. for fear of accidents para evitar acidentes. for fear of losing it para não perdê-lo. never fear, fear not não se preocupe, não tenha medo. no fear não há perigo, não é provável. to be in fear of ter medo de. to be in fear of one’s life recear pela própria vida. to fear God temer a Deus. to stand in fear of ter medo de. without fear or favor imparcialmente, justamente. -
16 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) depor2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) ensinar3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) guardar -
17 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) sacrificar2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) declarar3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) armazenar -
18 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
19 enlist
[in'list]1) (to join an army etc: My father enlisted on the day after war was declared.) alistar-se2) (to obtain the support and help of: He has enlisted George to help him organize the party.) recrutar3) (to obtain (support and help) from someone: They enlisted the support of five hundred people for their campaign.) conseguir* * *en.list[inl'ist] vt 1 Mil alistar(-se), recrutar, sentar praça, servir no exército. 2 inscrever(-se). 3 registrar. 4 atrair, interessar, angariar. -
20 hate
[heit] 1. verb(to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) odiar2. noun1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) ódio2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) aversão•- hateful- hatefully
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- hatred* * *[heit] n 1 ódio, rancor, aversão. 2 objeto ou coisa odiada. • vt+vi odiar, detestar.
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