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1 to do one’s worst
to do one’s worstcausar o maior mal possível (supondo que pouco mal pode ser feito). -
2 do one's worst
(to do the most evil etc thing that one can.) fazer o pior possível -
3 do one's worst
(to do the most evil etc thing that one can.) fazer o pior possível -
4 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) pior2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) pior3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) pior- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is* * *[wə:st] n o pior (de todos). the worst is yet to come / o pior ainda está por vir. • vt vencer categoricamente, derrotar. • adj ( sup de bad, evil, ill) pior. this novelist, even at his worst, is better than most / este romancista, mesmo onde é mais fraco, é melhor do que a maioria. • adv pior. at his, its, her worst no seu pior estado, fase, lado. don’t see him at his worst / não o veja, julgue pelo seu lado pior. the heat was at its worst / o calor tinha atingido o seu ponto culminante. at the worst na pior das hipóteses. do your worst! faça o que você quiser (que de nada adiantará)! he is prepared for the worst ele está preparado para o pior. if the worst comes to the worst se o pior acontecer. I got the worst of it eu me saí o pior de todos, fui prejudicado. in the worst way sl muitíssimo, intensamente. to come off worst ser derrotado, sair perdendo. to do one’s worst causar o maior mal possível (supondo que pouco mal pode ser feito). to get the worst of it ficar com a pior parte, sair perdendo. to make the worst of ver só o lado negro, ser pessimista. worst damaged o mais danificado. -
5 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) pior2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) pior3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) pior- get the worst of - if the worst comes to the worst - the worst of it is that - the worst of it is -
6 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) em2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) para3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) em5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at all* * *at1[æt, ət] prep 1 em, no(s), na(s), perto de, sobre, junto a. she lives at Mrs. Smith’s / ela mora na casa da Sra. Smith. 2 na direção de, para, a, até. he ran at her with a knife / ele correu para ela com uma faca (com intenção de ferir). he threw the ball at me / ele atirou a bola na minha direção (com intenção de agredir). 3 no lugar de, na condição de, na situação de. 4 em tempo determinado (agora, então). 5 através de, por meio de, por intermédio de. 6 ocupado com, em vias de, com vistas para. 7 por causa de, pela razão de, a fim de. 8 por, cada. I shall talk to one at a time / vou falar com um por vez. 9 de acordo com, à vontade de, segundo, conforme. 10 por parte de, oriundo de. 11 usada como algo visto de um ponto no espaço. at the door / à porta. at the shop / na loja. at the bus stop / no ponto de ônibus. at the baker’s (shop) / na padaria. to arrive at / chegar a. 12 usada como um ponto no tempo. at 10 o’clock / às dez horas. at Christmas / no Natal. at the moment / no momento. at that time / naquele tempo. at the close, at the opening / no fechamento, na abertura (do pregão da bolsa de valores). 13 usada com um propósito ou objetivo para o qual a ação é dirigida. he shouted at me / ele gritou comigo (com raiva). to shoot, aim, hit at / atirar contra, apontar para, acertar em. to rush at / lançar-se sobre. 14 usada com palavras, ações ou idéias provocadas por sentimentos. I was angry at John / fiquei zangado com John. pleased at / satisfeito com. alarmed at / inquieto, preocupado. sick at heart / aflito. 15 usada em relação a uma situação de julgamento. to be good at mathematics / ser bom em matemática. 16 usada antes de superlativos. at best, at the best / na melhor das hipóteses. at worst, at the worst / na pior das hipóteses. 17 antes de certos substantivos para expressar estado, condição, sentimento. at work / no trabalho. at school / na escola. at liberty / desempregado. 18 usada com preços. at ten cents each / a dez centavos cada. at any price / a qualquer preço. at half the price / pela metade do preço. at par / ao par, ao valor nominal, sem ágio. 19 usada antes de classe, grau, ordem, posição, velocidade. at first / a princípio. at ten miles per hour / a dez milhas por hora. 20 usada antes de idade. at (the age of) 20 / aos 20 anos. 21 usada antes de indicação de níveis. the water stopped rising at 70 feet / a água parou de subir a 70 pés. at home a) em casa, em sua pátria. b) versado, bem experimentado. -
7 cynic
noun (a person who believes the worst about everyone: He is a cynic - he thinks no-one is really unselfish.) cínico* * *cyn.ic -
8 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
9 cynic
noun (a person who believes the worst about everyone: He is a cynic - he thinks no-one is really unselfish.) cínico
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