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2 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) claro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bonito4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) suficiente/razoável5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) um certo tamanho/algo grande6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) belo/formoso•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira* * *fair1[fɛə] n 1 feira. 2 feira de amostras. 3 Amer bazar de caridade. the book faira feira do livro.————————fair2[fɛə] n Poet mulher formosa. • vt+vi 1 Mech acabar (uma peça). 2 fazer ou tornar-se propício. 3 aclarar, desanuviar-se (tempo). • adj 1 regular, satisfatório. 2 uniforme, suave. 3 proporcionado, formoso, belo. 4 claro, límpido. 5 claro, louro (cabelo, face). 6 limpo, íntegro. 7 desimpedido. 8 sereno (céu). 9 bom, favorável (vento). he is in a fair way to succeed / ele tem boas perspectivas de êxito. 10 prometedor, auspicioso. 11 cortês, amável, agradável. 12 oportuno, plausível. 13 sólido, com base (esperança). 14 considerável, amplo. 15 nítido, legível (letra). 16 legítimo, justo. he has a fair chance / ele tem uma oportunidade justa. 17 honesto, franco (jogo, luta). • adv 1 de modo justo, favorável. they played fair / eles jogaram honestamente. the wind sits fair / o vento está favorável. 2 em cheio. 3 diretamente. a fair share uma parte justa. by fair means por bem, sem violência. by fair means or foul de um modo ou de outro. fair and softly goes afar devagar se vai ao longe. fair and square honesto, justo. fair field and no favour possibilidades iguais para todos. fair water água límpida. fair wear and tear Tech desgaste justo: dano ou desgaste causado aos bens em conseqüência de uso normal. the belly is not filled with fair words palavras bonitas não enchem barriga. the stone hit him fair in the head a pedra caiu-lhe diretamente na cabeça. to bid fair to prometer, ser auspicioso. to give someone fair warning avisar em tempo. to have a fair livelihood ter para viver comodamente. to stand fair for ter esperanças. to stand fair with a person estar em bons entendimentos com alguém. -
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[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) oferecer2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) concorrer3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) mandar4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) dizer2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) oferta2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tentativa•- bidder- bidding
- biddable* * *[bid] n 1 oferta, proposta, licitação, concorrência pública, coleta de preços. 2 lance, quantia oferecida. 3 Amer coll convite. 4 declaração (em jogo de cartas). 5 tentativa para obter ou alcançar. • vt+vi (ps bade, bid, arch bad, pp bidden, bid) 1 mandar, ordenar. I bade him shut the door / mandei-o fechar a porta. 2 dizer, dar cumprimentos. he bade me farewell / ele despediu-se de mim. 3 convidar. bid him come in / faça-o entrar. 4 proclamar, declarar. 5 oferecer. he bade defiance / ele ofereceu resistência. 6 fazer um lance, oferecer um preço. he bid up / ele fez subir o preço pelos seus lances (leilão). 7 declarar (em jogo de cartas). it bade fair to succeed estava começando bem, estava promissor. they bid for safety eles agem com cuidado.
См. также в других словарях:
bid fair — To seem likely • • • Main Entry: ↑bid bid fair see under ↑bid1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fair * * * bid fair : to seem likely a movie that bids fair to become a big hit [=a movie that will probably be very successful] … Useful english dictionary
bid fair — index promise (raise expectations) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bid fair — verb To have a reasonable claim; to seem likely. San Francisco bid fair to being as zany as New York. , Tea With the Black Dragon , 1983 … Wiktionary
To bid fair — Bid Bid (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. {Bade} (b[a^]d), {Bid}, (Obs.) {Bad}; p. p. {Bidden}, {Bid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bidding}.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bid fair — Fair Fair, adv. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably. [1913 Webster] {Fair and square}, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. [Colloq.] {To bid fair}. See under {Bid}. {To speak fair}, to address… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bid fair — {v.}, {literary} To seem likely; promise. * /He bids fair to be a popular author./ * /The day bids fair to be warm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bid fair — {v.}, {literary} To seem likely; promise. * /He bids fair to be a popular author./ * /The day bids fair to be warm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bid\ fair — v literary To seem likely; promise. He bids fair to be a popular author. The day bids fair to be warm … Словарь американских идиом
bid fair — Promise, seem likely, offer a good prospect, present a fair prospect, make a fair promise … New dictionary of synonyms
bid fair to — archaic seem likely to. → bid for … English new terms dictionary
bid fair — phrasal to seem likely < a movie that bids fair to become a big hit > … New Collegiate Dictionary
