to+be+frank

1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) rombudo

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) directo

- bluntly

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[bl∧nt] n agulha rombuda. • vt+vi 1 ficar cego ou sem corte. 2 tornar cego (instrumento de corte). 3 moderar, abrandar. 4 entorpecer, enfraquecer. • adj 1 embotado, sem corte, cego. blunt cutting edge / gume cego. 2 brusco, abrupto, áspero. 3 obtuso, insensível, néscio. 4 franco, direto, objetivo. a blunt reply / uma resposta direta.

1) (having the purpose of evading.) evasivo

2) (not frank and direct: He gave evasive answers.) evasivo

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[iv'eisiv] adj evasivo, ambíguo.

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[fr'æŋkfətə] n salsicha alemã, salsicha de cachorro-quente.

adverb francamente

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[fr'æŋkli] adv 1 francamente, abertamente, sinceramente. 2 sem rebuço. 3 arch liberalmente.

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)

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- freedom

- Freepost

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[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo.

1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto

2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto

3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto

4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto

5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto

6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto

7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto

1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)

2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir

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- opener

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['oupən] n 1 campo raso. 2 clareira. 3 ar livre. 4 abertura. 5 notoriedade. • vt+vi 1 abrir. 2 descerrar. 3 destampar. 4 desatar. 5 tornar acessível. 6 esclarecer. 7 divulgar, expor. 8 franquear, desobstruir. 9 estender, desdobrar. 10 começar, iniciar. 11 inaugurar. l2 ampliar, desenvolver. 13 romper. 14 rachar, fender. 15 tornar-se visível. • adj 1 aberto. 2 descerrado. 3 destampado. 4 desatado. 5 desembrulhado. 6 livre, desocupado. 7 disponível. 8 acessível. 9 conquistável. 10 discutível. 11 desprotegido, exposto. 12 público, notório. 13 claro, evidente. 14 franco, direto. 15 generoso, liberal. l6 sujeito a, suscetível de. 17 pendente, em aberto. 18 poroso. 19 perfurado. 20 irrestrito. half open meio aberto. he is not open with you ele não é franco com você. in the open a) ao ar livre. b) do conhecimento público. in the open street em plena rua. it is open to him ele tem plena liberdade. open to a) aberto a. b) sujeito a. c) disponível para. to lay open esclarecer. to open fire abrir fogo, atirar. to open out falar abertamente, revelar o que pensa. to open up a) tornar acessível. b) explorar. c) esclarecer. wide open escancarado.

1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) direito

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) directo

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) em ordem

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) simples

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério

1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha recta

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente

- straighten

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[streit] n 1 reta, linha, posição, formas retas. 2 seqüência (de pôquer). 3 pessoa heterossexual. 4 pessoa que não usa drogas. • adj 1 reto, plano. 2 direto. 3 ereto, direito. 4 franco, honesto, honrado. 5 correto, justo, em ordem, direito. 6 contínuo, seguido. 7 Amer declarado, manifestado. 8 Amer puro, não falsificado, não diluído (bebida). 9 coll seguro, de confiança. 10 game seguido ( pôquer). 11 Amer sl líquido, sem desconto. 12 oficial (informação). 13 metódico, preciso, meticuloso, convencional. 14 liso (cabelo). 15 sl não viciado (em drogas). 16 sl heterossexual. • adv 1 em linha reta. 2 de modo ou de forma ereta, em posição direita. 3 logo, imediatamente, diretamente. 4 francamente, honestamente, de modo direito. I gave it to him straight / eu lho disse na cara. 5 continuamente. 6 sem restrição. 7 sl corretamente, bem. I didn’t get you straight / Amer sl não o compreendi bem. 5 cents straight Amer coll cinco cents líquido. it is as straight as you can go bem em frente. out of the straight ilegal, fora da lei. straight! coll de fato! straight ahead bem em frente, avante, sempre em frente. straight as an arrow (ou a dart) bem reto, correto. straight aviation gasoline gasolina pura de aviação. straight away imediatamente, prontamente. straight from the shoulder honestamente, diretamente. straight to the point diretamente ao que interessa. straight up? de verdade? to go straight a) corrigir-se, desistir de atividades criminosas. b) ir, caminhar reto, direto. to keep a straight bat comportar-se honrosamente, bem. to keep a straight face abster-se de sorrir. I tried to keep a straight face / procurei ficar sério, impassível. to put the record straight tirar a limpo, pôr em pratos limpos. to sell someone straight falar direta e corajosamente. to set someone straight corrigir alguém, esclarecer alguém. to think straight pensar logicamente. to vote a straight ticket votar em candidato de partido.

1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) simples

2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) franco

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[streitf'ɔ:wəd] adj 1 franco, honesto. 2 direto, que vai em frente. • adv (também straighforwards), diretamente ou continuamente em frente.

1) ((of a seat etc) not reserved: These seats are unreserved.) livre

2) (complete: The committee gave his suggestion unreserved approval.) total

3) (frank: She had a cheerful, unreserved nature.) franco

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- unreservedly

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[∧nriz'ə:vd] adj 1 franco, sincero, sem reserva, sem restrição. 2 aberto. 3 não reservado (mesa, lugar).

1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) cego

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brusco

- bluntly

1) (having the purpose of evading.) evasivo

2) (not frank and direct: He gave evasive answers.) evasivo

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) pródigo

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) solto, aberto

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) isento, desvencilhado

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)

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- freedom

- Freepost

1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto

2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto

3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto

4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto

5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto

6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto

7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto

1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)

2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir

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- opener

1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) reto

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) direto

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) correto, em ordem

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério

1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha reta

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) diretamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente

- straighten

1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) simples

2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) franco

1) ((of a seat etc) not reserved: These seats are unreserved.)

2) (complete: The committee gave his suggestion unreserved approval.)

3) (frank: She had a cheerful, unreserved nature.)

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- unreservedly