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  • 1 voice

    [vois] 1. noun
    1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz
    2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz
    2. verb
    1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) dar voz
    2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) soar
    - voiceless
    - voice mail
    - be in good voice
    - lose one's voice
    - raise one's voice
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    [vɔis] n 1 voz (também Gram, Mus). he is not in good voice / ele não está com boa voz. he is in splendid voice / ele está com excelente voz. 2 som, tom. 3 língua, linguagem. 4 fig voz interior. 5 opinião, parecer. 6 fig porta-voz, intérprete. 7 habilidade para cantar. 8 cantor. 9 expressão ou expansão. 10 voz ativa, autoridade. 11 sonoridade. • vt 1 dizer, exprimir. 2 opinar, dar opinião. 3 formular. 4 pronunciar sonoramente. 5 declarar, proclamar, expressar, anunciar. 6 Phon vocalizar. 7 afinar (órgão). active voice Gram voz ativa. in a low voice em voz baixa. passive voice Gram voz passiva. to give one’s voice for dar o seu voto a. to give voice to feelings expressar sentimentos. to lift up one’s voice levantar a voz, gritar. with one voice unanimemente, de uma só voz.

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  • 2 voice

    [vois] 1. noun
    1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz
    2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz
    2. verb
    1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) exprimir
    2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) sonorizar
    - voiceless - voice mail - be in good voice - lose one's voice - raise one's voice

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  • 3 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) baixo
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo
    4) (small: a low price.) baixo
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) baixo
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) baixo
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech
    3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir
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    low1
    [lou] n o que é baixo. • adj 1 baixo. 2 pequeno. 3 inferior, vulgar. 4 vil. 5 humilde, pobre. 6 degradado. 7 deficiente. 8 fraco. 9 barato. 10 profundo. • adv 1 baixo. 2 humildemente. 3 profundamente. 4 em voz baixa. 5 suavemente. 6 fracamente, debilmente. to bring low a) abater. b) fazer cair de posição. to lay low a) abater, destruir. b) matar. to lie low a) agachar-se, curvar-se. b) estar prostrado ou abatido. c) passar despercebido, esconder as intenções.
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    low2
    [lou] n mugido. • vt+vi mugir.

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  • 4 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) baixo
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo
    4) (small: a low price.) baixo
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) fraco
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo, inferior
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) baixo
    - lowly - lowliness - low-down - lowland - lowlander - lowlands - low-lying - low-tech 3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir

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  • 5 soft

    [soft]
    1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio
    2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio
    3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave
    4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave
    5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando
    6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico
    7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) medricas
    - softness
    - soften
    - soft-boiled
    - soft-hearted
    - soft-spoken
    - software
    - softwood
    - have a soft spot for
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    [sɔft] n material ou objeto mole. • adj 1 macio, flexível, plástico, maleável. 2 mole, tenro, dúctil. 3 suave, brando, agradável, gentil. 4 fino, liso, macio. 5 baixo (voz). 6 delicado, afável, meigo. 7 difuso (luz). 8 generoso (coração). 9 sem sais (água). 10 coll fácil. 11 fraco, afeminado. 12 estúpido, bobo, de miolo mole. 13 Phon mudo. • interj quieto, calma! to be soft on the head coll ser um tonto, fazer coisas bobas. he is soft on the head / ele tem o miolo mole, é meio bobão, ratardado. to be soft with somebody ser benevolente demais. she was soft with her child / ela tratou seu filho com muita benevolência. to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody coll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele.

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  • 6 soft

    [soft]
    1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio
    2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio
    3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave
    4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave
    5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando
    6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico
    7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) mole, fraco
    - softness - soften - soft-boiled - soft-hearted - soft-spoken - software - softwood - have a soft spot for

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  • 7 be

    present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)
    1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)
    2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)
    3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)
    4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)
    5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)
    - the be-all and end-all

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  • 8 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar
    3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança
    3) (an opening.) brecha
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade
    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) coisa frágil
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it
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    break1
    [breik] n = link=brake brake.1, acepção 1.
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    break2
    [breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

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  • 9 either

    1. pronoun
    (the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) um ou outro
    2. adjective
    1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) qualquer
    2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) cada
    3. adverb
    1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) também não
    2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) por sinal
    - either way
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    ei.ther
    ['aið2; 'i:ð2] adj 1 um ou outro (de dois). 2 cada, qualquer (de duas alternativas). 3 um e outro. either one will do qualquer um (dentre dois) serve. either the one or the other um ou outro. in either case em qualquer caso. in either group em cada grupo, em qualquer um dos (dois) grupos. on either side em ambos os lados. without either rhyme or reason sem pé nem cabeça. • adv 1 igualmente não, tampouco. 2 também, de modo idêntico. 3 em vez de. I do not like either / não gosto de nenhum (dos dois). if she does not go he will not go either / se ela não vai ele também não irá. • conj ou... ou. either you or your brother is wrong / ou você ou seu irmão está enganado. • pron um e outro (de dois), cada um.

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  • 10 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de
    2) (past: going by the house.) perto de
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até
    8) (during the time of.) durante
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado
    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way
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    by1
    [bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.

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  • 11 rough

    1. adjective
    1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) áspero
    2) (uneven: a rough path.) desigual
    3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) duro
    4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) brutal
    5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) tempestuoso
    6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) aproximado
    2. noun
    1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) bruto
    2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) mato
    - roughness
    - roughage
    - roughen
    - rough diamond
    - rough-and-ready
    - rough-and-tumble
    - rough it
    - rough out
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    [r∧f] n 1 condição ou estado inacabado, tosco, bruto. 2 aspereza. 3 terreno irregular, acidentado. 4 pessoa bruta, indivíduo violento, brutamontes. 5 parte não tratada de um campo de golfe. 6 idéia esboçada, linhas gerais. 7 rascunho, esboço. 8 pedra não lapidada, em estado bruto. • vt 1 tornar(-se) áspero, executar toscamente. 2 desbastar. 3 esboçar. 4 amansar, domar. 5 Ftb jogar desleal e brutalmente. 6 maltratar, tratar com rudeza. • adj 1 áspero, desigual, irregular, acidentado. 2 rude, tosco, bruto, inacabado, cru, preliminar, em esboço. 3 agitado, encrespado, encapelado (mar.) 4 tempestuoso, borrascoso (tempo). 5 aproximado (cálculo), imperfeito, incompleto (pensamento, plano). 6 inculto, incivil. 7 cansativo, duro, difícil (on s. o. para alguém). 8 brutal, ríspido, grosseiro, indelicado. 9 severo, duro, rígido ( with com). 10 acre, picante, azedo (gosto). 11 rústico, simples (vida). 12 eriçado, peludo, cabeludo. 13. desordeiro, turbulento, violento. 14 desagradável. 15 bravio, agreste, inculto (terra). 16 dissonante, desarmonioso. 17 aspirado (fonética). • (também roughly) adv asperamente, brutalmente, aproximadamente, inacabadamente. in rough em rascunho. in the rough toscamente, em bruto, inacabado, aproximadamente. on a rough calculation em cálculo aproximado. rough and ready a) simples, rústico. b) prático, aproximado, a olho, grosseiro. c) rude, indelicado. rough and tumble a) competição, luta. b) selvagem, violento, impetuoso. to cut up rough irritar-se, agir com irritação. to give the rough side of one’s tongue passar uma descompostura, falar asperamente. to rough it lutar com dificuldade, levar vida dura. to rough out formar em bruto, desbastar, esboçar, delinear. to rough up a) jogar duro, com violência. b) atacar, ameaçar. c) desarrumar. to take the rough with the smooth aceitar os altos e baixos da vida.

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  • 12 speaking

    1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) falante
    2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) falante
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    speak.ing
    [sp'i:kiŋ] n oração, ato de falar, discurso. • adj 1 que fala, falante. 2 usado para falar, que serve para falar. 3 que permite conversação. 4 expressivo, vivo, vivaz. Brown speaking! (telefone) aqui fala Brown. generally speaking em geral. not to be on speaking terms estar de relações cortadas. I am not on speaking terms with him / não falo (mais) com ele. strictly speaking no sentido exato.

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  • 13 rough

    1. adjective
    1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) áspero
    2) (uneven: a rough path.) acidentado
    3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) duro, desagradável
    4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) bruto, rude
    5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) turbulento, violento
    6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) rudimentar
    2. noun
    1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) bruto
    2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) terreno tosco
    - roughness - roughage - roughen - rough diamond - rough-and-ready - rough-and-tumble - rough it - rough out

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  • 14 compass

    ( noun)
    1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) bússola
    2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) compasso
    3) (scope or range.) alcance
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    com.pass
    [k'∧mpəs] n 1 bússola. 2 compasses compasso. 3 limite. 4 periferia, circunferência. 5 extensão, espaço. 6 alcance. 7 perímetro. • vt 1 circundar, rodear. 2 formar círculo, cercar. 3 planejar, almejar, maquinar. 4 empreender. 5 atingir. 6 entender. beam-compasses cintel. croaked compasses compasso curvo. compass of the voice extensão, amplitude da voz. pair of compasses compasso. proportional compasses compasso de redução. to compass someone’s death conspirar contra a vida de alguém. to keep within compass manter-se dentro dos limites. to speak within compass falar sem exagero. within the compass of his powers dentro de sua capacidade.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > compass

  • 15 drown

    1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) afogar
    2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) abafar
    * * *
    [draun] vt+vi (ps, pp drowned) 1 afogar(-se). 2 inundar, alagar, transbordar, submergir. 3 abafar a voz, o som. 4 suprimir, esmagar, debelar, extinguir. 5 embebedar, ensopar. 6 fig mergulhar, interessar-se profundamente. to drown out 1 afugentar pela inundação. 2 abafar o som. drowned in debts carregado de dívidas. drowned in pleasures engolfado em prazeres. drowned in tears banhado em lágrimas. to be drowned afogar-se.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > drown

  • 16 emphasis

    ['emfəsis]
    plural - emphases; noun
    1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) ênfase
    2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) ênfase
    3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) ênfase
    - emphasise
    - emphatic
    - emphatically
    * * *
    em.pha.sis
    ['emf2sis] n 1 ênfase, força dialética. 2 importância. she lays great emphasis on being told everything / ela faz questão de que lhe contem tudo. 3 acentuação, relevo.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > emphasis

  • 17 inaudible

    [in'o:dəbl]
    (not loud or clear enough to be heard: Her voice was inaudible because of the noise.) inaudível
    - inaudibility
    * * *
    in.au.di.ble
    [in'ɔ:dəbəl] inaudível: que não se pode ouvir.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > inaudible

  • 18 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar
    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
    * * *
    lev.el
    [l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > level

  • 19 loud

    1) (making a great sound; not quiet: a loud voice; loud music.) alto
    2) (showy; too bright and harsh: loud colours; a loud shirt.) berrante
    - loudness
    - loud-hailer
    - loudspeaker
    * * *
    [laud] adj 1 alto, sonoro. 2 barulhento, estrondoso. 3 espalhafatoso, berrante. • adv 1 em voz alta. 2 ruidosamente. 3 espalhafatosamente.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > loud

  • 20 shaky

    1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) trémulo
    2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) inseguro
    3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) fraco
    * * *
    shak.y
    [ʃ'eiki] adj 1 trêmulo, trôpego, vacilante. 2 fraco, débil, instável, inseguro. 3 rachado, fendido. 4 coll duvidoso, incerto.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > shaky

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