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1 to a certain extent
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2 to a certain extent / to some extent
(partly but not completely.) até certo pontoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > to a certain extent / to some extent
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3 to a certain extent / to some extent
(partly but not completely.) até certo pontoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > to a certain extent / to some extent
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4 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) extensão2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) extensão/grau•* * *ex.tent[ikst'ent] n 1 extensão: altura, largura, comprimento, tamanho, volume. 2 amplitude, alcance, âmbito, grau. extent of tolerance margem de tolerância. in extent em circunferência. the extent of the forest a amplidão da floresta. to a great extent em grande escala ou proporção. to a certain extent até certo ponto. to its full extent inteiramente. writ of extent Jur mandado de penhora. -
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[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) extensão2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) extensão• -
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['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') certamente- for certain
- make certain* * *cer.tain[s'ə:tən] n número ou quantidade indeterminada. • adj 1 certo, seguro. 2 claro, evidente, positivo, indubitável, incontestável, verdadeiro. 3 exato. 4 convencido. 5 infalível. 6. determinado. 7 um, algum, qualquer. a lady of a certain age uma senhora de idade não definida. for certain por certo, com certeza, sem dúvida. I know for certain / tenho certeza absoluta. I feel certain estou certo, não tenho dúvida. the fact is certain o fato é certo. to a certain extent, to a certain degree até um certo ponto. to make certain certificar-se, ter certeza. -
7 the fact is certain
the fact is certaino fato é certo. to a certain extent, to a certain degree até um certo ponto. -
8 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
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1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me -
10 partly
adverb (to a certain extent but not completely: She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.) em parte* * *part.ly[p'a:tli] adv em parte, até certo grau. -
11 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) exactamente* * *[kwait] adv 1 completamente, totalmente. 2 relativamente. 3 muito, um bocado. 4 exatamente (com verbo no negativo). I don’t know quite where to go / eu não sei aonde ir exatamente. 5 realmente, verdadeiramente. it was quite a problem / foi realmente um problema. quite so sim, concordo. -
12 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes (que)* * *rath.er[r'a:ðə; r'æðə] adv antes, preferivelmente, mais propriamente, melhor, algum tanto, um pouco, quiçá, muito. it is rather cold / está um tanto frio. it is rather late / é um tanto tarde. • interj sim, certamente! had rather preferiria. I would rather go eu antes preferiria ir. rather old idoso. rather too much excessivo. -
13 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) um tanto* * *sort ofcoll um tanto, um pouco, meio, mais ou menos. he is sort of tired / ele está meio cansado. -
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adverb (to a certain extent but not completely: She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.) em parte -
15 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante, razoavelmente2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) de fato -
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1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) de preferência3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes -
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(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) meio -
18 degree
[di'ɡri:]1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grau2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grau3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grau4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) grau•- to a degree* * *de.gree[digr'i:] n 1 degrau, passo. 2 meio para se elevar ou conseguir certo fim. 3 grau, qualidade, proporção, medida, ordem, estágio, categoria, classe, hierarquia. 4 intensidade, força. 5 posição, condição. 6 título obtido em escola superior ao completar-se o curso, carta, diploma. 7 divisão de escola. 8 distância de uma geração ao tronco comum. 9 Math unidade de medida de ângulo, equivalente a 1/360 da circunferência expoente de uma potência. 10 índice de uma raiz. 11 unidade de diferença de temperatura. 12 Gram graus de comparação. 13 Mus intervalo na escala entre uma e outra nota. 14 Geogr grau de latitude e longitude. by degrees gradualmente, por graus, pouco a pouco. first degree murder assassínio de primeiro grau. honorary degree título honoris causa: título universitário conferido sem exame, como homenagem. to a certain degree até certo ponto, um tanto, algo, em algum modo. to the highest degree o mais alto grau. -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) largo2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largo3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) largo4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *[waid] n vastidão, amplidão. • adj 1 largo: a) extenso, amplo, espaçoso, vasto. b) distendido, dilatado. c) Phon aberto. d) vasto (conhecimento). e) rico (experiência). f) grande, enorme, considerável (diferença). g) liberal, tolerante. 2 aberto, arregalado. 3 distante, afastado, longe. • adv 1 largamente. 2 extensamente. 3 completamente, totalmente. we had our eyes wide open / nós ficamos de olhos abertos, atentos. 4 extraviado, de lado, fora do alvo. for and wide por toda parte. he opened his mouth too wide a) ele abriu sua boca demais. b) fig foi ávido. wide apart muito separado. wide of the mark a) longe do alvo. b) fig muito errado. -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) largo, amplo, arregalado2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largura3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) amplo4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) vasto, extenso2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) extensamente- widely- widen - wideness - width - wide-ranging - widespread - give a wide berth to - give a wide berth - wide apart - wide awake - wide open
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