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1 improving
im.prov.ing[impr'u:viŋ] adj 1 proveitoso, propício. 2 saudável, salutar. 3 instrutivo, edificante. -
2 by leaps and bounds
(extremely rapidly and successfully: improving by leaps and bounds.) a passos largos* * *by leaps and boundscom grande velocidade, aos trancos e barrancos. -
3 edifying
adjective (instructive; morally improving: an edifying lecture.)* * *ed.i.fy.ing['edifaiŋ] adj edificante, edificativo. -
4 gradually
adverb His health is gradually improving.) pouco a pouco* * *grad.u.al.ly[gr'ædjuəli] adv gradualmente. -
5 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) melhoria2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoramento* * *im.prove.ment[impr'u:vmənt] n 1 melhora, melhoria, melhoramento. 2 aperfeiçoamento, progresso. 3 proveito. 4 aumento. -
6 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) reformar2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) corrigir-se2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reforma2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma•- reformed
- reformer* * *re.form[rif'ɔ:m] n reforma, melhoria, emenda, correção. • vt+vi 1 reformar, melhorar, restaurar. 2 emendar, corrigir. 3 transformar.————————reformar. -
7 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) esquema2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) ardil2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) conspirar- schemer- scheming* * *[ski:m] n 1 esquema, desenho, plano, projeto, forma. 2 plano, conspiração, intriga, maquinação, esquema, sistema, método. • vt+vi 1 planejar, fazer planos. 2 conspirar, maquinar. -
8 steadily
adverb His work is improving steadily.) constantemente* * *stead.i.ly[st'edili] adv firmemente, constantemente, regularmente, calmamente. • interj cuidado!, devagar! -
9 by leaps and bounds
(extremely rapidly and successfully: improving by leaps and bounds.) a passos largosEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > by leaps and bounds
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10 edifying
adjective (instructive; morally improving: an edifying lecture.) -
11 gradually
adverb His health is gradually improving.) gradualmente -
12 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) aperfeiçoamento2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoria -
13 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) emendar, corrigir2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) regenerar(-se)2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reforma2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma•- reformed - reformer -
14 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) projeto2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) trama2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) tramar- schemer- scheming -
15 steadily
adverb His work is improving steadily.) regularmente
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