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1 valuable
adjective (having high value: a valuable painting.) valioso* * *val.u.a.ble[v'æljuəbəl] adj valioso, de valor, precioso. -
2 valuable
adjective (having high value: a valuable painting.) valioso -
3 antique
[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) antigo2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) velho3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) loja de antiguidades2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) antiguidade- antiquity* * *an.tique[ænt'i:k] n 1 antiguidade. 2 objeto de arte grega ou romana. 3 Typogr tipos bodoni. • adj 1 antigo, fora de moda, desusado, arcaico, obsoleto. 2 velho, vetusto, antiquado. 3 clássico, que se refere à Grécia e Roma antigas. 4 venerável. -
4 treasure
['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesouro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesouro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) dar valor a2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) guardar como tesouro•- treasurer* * *treas.ure[tr'eʒə] n tesouro: 1 riqueza, valores, preciosidades, pessoa ou coisa muito estimada. • vt 1 estimar. 2 entesourar. acumular, guardar, juntar. art treasures valores artísticos. to treasure up a) acumular, juntar (conhecimentos, valores, etc.) guardar na memória. b) ter em grande estima. -
5 antique
[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) antigo2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) antiquado3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) de antiguidade2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) antiguidades- antiquity -
6 treasure
['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesouro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesouro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) dar valor a2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) guardar como tesouro•- treasurer -
7 asset
['æset](anything useful or valuable; an advantage: He is a great asset to the school.) vantagem- assets* * *as.set['æset] n 1 cada item da propriedade pessoal, posse, haver, ativo, bem componente do ativo. 2 habilidade, recurso, tino. -
8 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) monte2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) margem3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) banco2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) amontoar2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) inclinarII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banco2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banco2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) pôr no banco- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) painel* * *bank1[bæŋk] n 1 aterro, dique, barragem, barreira. 2 ladeira, escarpa, declive. 3 margem, ribanceira (de rio ou lago). 4 banco, baixio, escolho, recife. 5 rampa de terra. 6 Aeron inclinação lateral de um aeroplano. to be in bank / estar inclinado lateralmente (avião). 7 tabela (de mesa de bilhar). 8 boca (de mina). 9 formigueiro. 10 banco de remadores. 11 carreira de remos. 12 Typogr estante de tipógrafo. 13 carreira de teclas ou de registros (de órgão). • vt 1 aterrar, cercar com dique ou barreira. 2 amontoar, empilhar. 3 abafar o topo (de lareira, fornalha etc.). 4 Aeron inclinar o avião lateralmente. 5 jogar por tabela (bola de bilhar). 6 Hort proteger plantações com anteparos de terra. 7 formar-se em barreira, dique etc. 8 agrupar, dispor em grupos ou séries. to bank up vt a) amontoar, empilhar. b) cobrir fogueira com cinza ou terra para manter o braseiro meio aceso.————————bank2[bæŋk] n 1 banco: a) estabelecimento de crédito, casa bancária. b) sede de um estabelecimento bancário. branch bank / filial de banco. country bank / banco da província. joint-stock bank / banco constituído em sociedade anônima. savings bank / caixa econômica. the Bank of England, the Bank / o Banco da Inglaterra. 2 banco de plasma ou de sangue. 3 banca: reserva monetária do banqueiro em jogos de azar. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. he kept the bank / ele bancou o jogo. • vt 1 manter um banco, ser banqueiro. 2 depositar em banco. 3 transacionar com bancos. 4 fazer banca (em jogos de azar). 5 contar com, fiar-se em (seguido de on ou upon). 6 trocar por moeda corrente. -
9 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) falsificação2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) impostor2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falso2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falso3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) forjar* * *fake1[feik] n 1 fraude, algo ou alguém que é falso, falsificação. 2 impostor, charlatão, farsante. he’s a fake / ele é um farsante. • vt+vi 1 falsificar, imitar falsificando. 2 fingir, disfarçar. 3 improvisar. • adj Amer falso, falsificado, afetado. a fake passport / um passaporte falso.————————fake2[feik] n Naut aduchas: voltas dos cabos enrolados. • vt aduchar, colher e enrolar (cabo e amarra). -
10 heirloom
[-lu:m]noun (something valuable that has been handed down in a family from generation to generation: This brooch is a family heirloom.) herança* * *heir.loom['ɛəlu:m] n peça de herança tradicional. -
11 heritage
['heriti‹](things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another: We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.) património* * *her.it.age[h'eritidʒ] n herança. -
12 nutritious
[nju'triʃəs](valuable as food; nourishing.) nutritivo- nutrient- nutriment
- nutrition
- nutritional* * *nu.tri.tious[nju:tr'iʃəs] adj nutritivo, alimentício. -
13 overrate
[əuvə'reit](to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) sobrestimar* * *o.ver.rate[ouvər'eit] vt avaliar em excesso, sobrestimar. -
14 pearl
[pə:l](a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish: The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; ( also adjective) a pearl necklace.) pérola- pearly- pearl-diver
- pearl-fisher* * *[p'ə:l] n 1 pérola. 2 objeto de alto preço. 3 pessoa muito estimada ou especial. 4 Typogr tipo de corpo 5. 5 madrepérola. 6 objeto em forma de pérola (lágrima, etc.). 7 cor de pérola. • vt+vi 1 adornar com pérolas. 2 formar em pequenos grãos. 3 perolizar: dar a aparência ou a cor da pérola. 4 pescar pérolas. 5 adquirir forma de pérola. • adj 1 perolado. 2 granulado. mother-of-pearl nácar, madrepérola. to throw pearls before the swine jogar pérolas aos porcos. -
15 platinum
['plætinəm]noun, adjective((of) an element, a heavy, valuable grey metal, often used in making jewellery: a platinum ring.) platina* * *plat.i.num[pl'ætinəm] n platina. • adj de platina. -
16 priceless
1) (too valuable to have a price: priceless jewels.) sem preço2) (very funny: a priceless story.) divertidíssimo* * *price.less[pr'aislis] adj 1 inestimável, impagável. 2 coll muito engraçado. -
17 pure
['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) total4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple* * *[pjuə] adj puro: a) genuíno, inalterado, estreme. b) mero, simples. c) completo, absoluto, total. d) correto, castiço, vernáculo. e) imaculado, inocente. f) casto, virginal. g) de raça. h) abstrato, teórico (ciências). i) Mus límpido, mavioso. pure and simple puro e simples. pure Portuguese português castiço. -
18 rich
[ri ]1) (wealthy; having a lot of money, possessions etc: a rich man/country.) rico2) ((with in) having a lot (of something): This part of the country is rich in coal.) rico3) (valuable: a rich reward; rich materials.) rico4) (containing a lot of fat, eggs, spices etc: a rich sauce.) substancial5) ((of clothes, material etc) very beautiful and expensive.) opulento•- richly- richness
- riches* * *[ritʃ] n the rich os ricos. • adj 1 rico, opulento, abastado. 2 suntuoso, magnífico, esmerado, esplêndido. 3 valioso, precioso, custoso. 4 abundante, fértil, copioso. 5 saboroso, delicioso, suculento, bem temperado, sazonado, substancioso. 6 brilhante, vivo (falando de cores). 7 melodioso, harmonioso, sonoro. 8 muito divertido, jocoso, rídiculo. 9 significativo, importante. 10 puro ou quase puro. rich in ( with) rico em (de). rich in ideas espirituoso. rich in virtues virtuoso. rich wine vinho bom, excelente. that’s rich essa é boa! -
19 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) pedaço2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) restos3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) sucata4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) recorte2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) pôr de lado- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) luta2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) lutar* * *scrap1[skræp] n 1 pedaço, fragmento, pedacinho, resto. 2 pedaço de jornal, de papel, recorte. 3 torresmo. 4 refugo, sobras. • vt 1 quebrar, esmagar, transformar em pedaços. 2 descartar, jogar no ferro velho.————————scrap2[skræp] n sl sururu, briga. • vi sl lutar, brigar. -
20 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) parado2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) sem gás2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) foto- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ainda2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) no entanto3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ainda* * *still1[stil] n 1 Poet silêncio, calma, quietude. 2 fotografia, pose, retrato. 3 Amer fotografia individual de um filme usada para cartaz. 4 natureza-morta. • vt 1 acalmar, tranqüilizar, silenciar, pacificar. 2 tranqüilizar-se, acalmar-se, sossegar. 3 acalmar, aliviar. 4 ficar quieto. • adj 1 quieto, calmo, tranqüilo, imóvel, sossegado, estacionário. 2 calmo, sereno, baixo, moderado. 3 sem ondas, parado, calmo. 4 silencioso. 5 não efervescente. 6 baixo, suave (tom). • adv 1 ainda. are you still asleep? / ainda está dormindo? 2 até agora, até esta data. 3 continuamente, futuramente. 4 apesar. 5 entretanto, não obstante. 6 quietamente, calmamente. • conj todavia, não obstante. still and all Amer apesar de tudo. still bigger ainda maior. still less ainda menos still more ainda mais. still waters run deep águas silenciosas são profundas, quem vê cara não vê coração. to be/ hold/ keep still ficar quieto.————————still2[stil] n 1 alambique, destilador. 2 destilaria, engenho.
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