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81 ungainliness
noun falta de jeito* * *un.gain.li.ness[∧ng'einlinis] n 1 falta de jeito, falta de graça ou habilidade, desajeitamento. 2 deselegância, rusticidade, Brit jequice. -
82 ungainly
(awkward, clumsy or ungraceful: She is rather large and ungainly.) desajeitado* * *un.gain.ly[∧ng'einli] adj desajeitado, canhestro, deselegante, desgracioso, inábil, inepto, Brit jeca. • adv desajeitadamente, deselegantemente. -
83 vie
present participle - vying; verb(to compete with: The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.) competir* * *[vai] vt+vi competir, disputar, rivalizar. to vie with someone for something disputar alguma coisa com alguém. -
84 windfall
1) (an apple etc blown from a tree.) caído da árvore2) (any unexpected gain or success.) caído do céu* * *wind.fall[w'indfɔ:l] n 1 fruta ou árvore derrubada pelo vento. 2 sorte inesperada. -
85 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) conquistar -
86 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
87 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
88 make up to
(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) agradar -
89 non-violence
(the refusal to use any violent means in order to gain political, social etc aims.) anti-violência -
90 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) atirar (alguém) contra -
91 pull strings
(to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.) mover influências -
92 win the day
(to gain a victory; to be successful.) ter sucesso -
93 achieve
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94 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) vantagem2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) vantagem•- advantageously - have an/the advantage over - have an/the advantage - take advantage of -
95 attain
[ə'tein](to gain; to achieve: He attained all his ambitions.) atingir -
96 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefício2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) beneficiar(-se)2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) fazer bem a•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
97 bulimia
[bju:ɡlimiə](an eating disorder in which a person eats excessive amounts of food and then vomits in order not to gain weight.) -
98 carve out
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99 cheat
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100 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) aplaudir, bater palmas2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) dar um tapa3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) trancafiar2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) estrondo2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) tapa
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