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1 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) receber2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertir3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) nutrir•- entertaining
- entertainment* * *en.ter.tain[ent2t'ein] vt+vi 1 entreter, divertir, distrair. 2 receber visita, hospedar, acolher. 3 oferecer festas, celebrar, regalar. she entertained at dinner / ela fez as honras no jantar. they entertain a great deal / eles dão muitas festas, eles recebem muitos amigos. 4 tomar em consideração, cogitar, nutrir (idéias, planos). I entertained doubts as to / tinha dúvidas a respeito de. I cannot entertain the idea / não posso admitir a idéia. 5 manter correspondência. we have entertained correspondence for years / nós mantivemos correspondência durante anos. -
2 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) receber2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) entreter3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) acalentar•- entertaining - entertainment -
3 divert
1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) desviar2) (to amuse or entertain.) divertir* * *di.vert[daiv'ə:t; div'ə:t] vt 1 divertir, distrair, desviar, fazer mudar de fim, de objeto, afastar(-se). 2 distrair(-se), recrear(-se), divertir(-se), entreter, folgar. 3 Mil promover uma diversão. 4 desviar-se, fazer uma digressão. -
4 geisha
['ɡeiʃə]((often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.) gueixa* * *gei.sha[g'eiʃə] n gueixa: cantora e dançarina japonesa. -
5 magician
[mə'‹iʃən]noun (a person skilled in the art of magic: They hired a magician to entertain the children.) mágico* * *ma.gi.cian[mədʒ'iʃən] n mágico, prestidigitador. -
6 perform
[pə'fo:m]1) (to do, especially with care or as a duty: The doctor performed the operation.) executar2) (to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience: The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.) representar•- performer* * *per.form[pəf'ɔ:m] vt+vi 1 levar a cabo, realizar. 2 fazer, efetuar. 3 cumprir, executar. 4 representar, desempenhar. 5 tocar, cantar, recitar, etc. -
7 serenade
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8 divert
1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) desviar2) (to amuse or entertain.) divertir -
9 geisha
['ɡeiʃə]((often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.) gueixa -
10 magician
[mə'‹iʃən]noun (a person skilled in the art of magic: They hired a magician to entertain the children.) mágico -
11 perform
[pə'fo:m]1) (to do, especially with care or as a duty: The doctor performed the operation.) executar2) (to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience: The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.) representar•- performer -
12 serenade
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Entertain — En ter*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entertaining}.] [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Tenable}.] 1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one s service; to maintain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entertain — [v1] amuse absorb, beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, comfort, crack up*, delight, distract, divert, ecstasize, elate, engross, enliven, enthrall, gladden, grab, gratify, humor, indulge, inspire, inspirit, interest, knock dead*, make merry, occupy … New thesaurus
entertain — [ent΄ər tān′] vt. [ME entretinen < OFr entretenir, to maintain, hold together < entre (L inter), between + tenir < L tenere, to hold: see THIN] 1. Archaic to keep up; maintain 2. to hold the interest of and give pleasure to; divert;… … English World dictionary
Entertain — En ter*tain , v. i. To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entertain — En ter*tain , n. [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.] Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entertain — index engage (involve), interest, occupy (engage), receive (permit to enter), treat (process) … Law dictionary
entertain doubts — index doubt (distrust), misdoubt, mistrust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
entertain suspicions — index doubt (distrust), misdoubt, mistrust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
entertain — UK US /ˌentəˈteɪn/ verb [I or T] ► to take customers or possible customers out to restaurants, bars, theatres, etc. as a way of encouraging them to do business with you: »Employees can use their expense accounts for entertaining a client … Financial and business terms
entertain — late 15c., to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind, from M.Fr. entretenir (12c.), from O.Fr. entretenir hold together, stick together, support, from entre among (from L. inter; see INTER (Cf. inter )) + tenir to hold… … Etymology dictionary
entertain — 1 *harbor, shelter, lodge, house, board Analogous words: *receive, admit: cultivate, cherish, foster (see NURSE): *feed, nourish 2 divert, *amuse, recreate Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
