-
41 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) pantomima2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.)2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.)* * *pan.to.mime[p'æntəmaim] n 1 pantomima. 2 pantomimo, pantomimeiro. • vt+vi pantomimar. -
42 person
['pə:sn]plural - people; noun1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) pessoa2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) pessoa•- personal- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person* * *per.son -
43 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cano2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) cachimbo3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) flauta2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) canalizar2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) tocar3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) dizer em voz fina•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) aflautado- pipeline
- piping hot* * *[paip] n 1 cano, tubo. 2 cachimbo. 3 cachimbada. 4 pipa. 5 tubo de órgão. 6 arch flauta. 7 pipes gaita de foles. 8 canto. 9 pio (de aves). 10 pipes traquéia. 11 sl pipes botas de cano alto. 12 sl canja, coisa fácil. 13 conteúdo de uma pipa (105 galões). • vt+vi 1 tocar flauta, oboé, etc. 2 silvar (vento). 3 esganiçar-se. 4 assobiar. 5 piar, pipilar. 6 transportar em pipas. 7 encher (uma pipa). 8 fumar cachimbo, cachimbar. 9 coll fumar crack. pipe of peace cachimbo da paz. put that in your pipe and smoke it! fique sabendo isto! to lay pipes colocar encanamentos. to pipe up a) começar a tocar, cantar ou falar. b) aumentar de intensidade (vento). -
44 speaking
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) falante2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) falante* * *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. -
45 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) conversa•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *[tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia! -
46 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefone2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonar2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonar3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonar•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *tel.e.phone[t'elifoun] n telefone. he is on the telephone / ele está ao telefone. • vt+vi telefonar. cellular telephone/ pushbutton telephone telefone celular. cordless telephone telefone sem fio. on the telephone por telefone. over the telephone pelo telefone. press-button telephone telefone de teclas. telephone answering machine secretária eletrônica. to ring someone up on the telephone telefonar para alguém. to telephone someone a thing comunicar alguma coisa a alguém pelo telefone. -
47 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) compreender2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) compreender3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) perceber•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelecto2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) compreensão3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) acordo•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *un.der.stand[∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi (ps, pp understood) 1 compreender, entender, perceber. he understands boys / ele tem habilidade para lidar com rapazes. I cannot understand him / eu não o posso compreender. we could not make ourselves understood / não conseguimos nos fazer entender. 2 saber. 3 reconhecer. 4 ouvir, tomar conhecimento, ficar inteirado, ser informado. I was given to understand / deram-me a entender. he gave me to understand that he would be here soon / ele me deu a entender que estaria aqui logo. 5 supor, pensar, julgar, inferir, acreditar, crer. I understood him to say... / compreendi que ele disse. I understand that we need help / creio que precisamos de ajuda. 6 subentender, ser subentendido. am I to understand that you wish to go? / você quer dizer que deseja ir embora? an understood thing coisa lógica, natural. as I understand it assim como eu o entendo. that is understood isto é evidente, subentendido, natural. to understand by compreender por. to understand each other ( one another) entender-se. to understand from tomar conhecimento por intermédio de (carta etc.).————————understand.• adj 1 compreendido, entendido. 2 de acordo. 3 implícito. -
48 up
(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) enevoar-se* * *[∧p] n 1 movimento ou curso ascendente. 2 elevação. 3 boa sorte. 4 sl narcótico. • vt+vi coll subir, elevar, levantar, erguer, aumentar. I upped the mortage / eu aumentei a hipoteca. my confidence has upped itself / minha confiança aumentou. • adj 1 avançado, adiantado, dianteiro. 2 ascendente, para cima. prices are up / os preços subiram, estão elevados. 3 acima do solo. 4 perto, próximo, junto, chegado. 5 de rebatida (beisebol). 6 intoxicado (por narcóticos). 7 terminado (tempo, período de tempo). time is up / o tempo acabou. • adv 1 para cima, para o alto. 2 em cima, no alto. 3 ereto, de pé, em pé, levantado. keep your head up / mantenha sua cabeça ereta. 4 rumo à cidade (falando de cidades grandes). 5 cá, para cá. come up here! / venha aqui! 6 acima do horizonte, nascido (sol, semente). 7 aberto (guarda-chuva). 8 exaltado, em agitação, em revolta, em atividade, em ação. 9 terminado, expirado. 10 passado. 11 fora da cama. 12 inteiramente, completamente, todo, até o fim. we ate it up / comemos tudo, acabamos com o que havia. 13 em tempo ou posição igual. 14 à altura. 15 a par. 16 à tona, em evidência. 17 à parte, de lado. 18 esvoaçado. 19 inchado, avolumado (rio). 20 diante, em diante. 21 instruído, versátil. 22 em posição de rebote (beisebol). 23 junto, juntamente. • prep 1 em cima, para cima, acima. 2 em, sobre. she was up a ladder painting the ceiling / ela estava na escada pintando o teto. 3 ao longo, através. I saw him walking up the street / eu o vi caminhando na rua. 4 adentro. • interj de pé! levanta! levantai! vamos! to be up and about/ to be up and around estar recuperado (de doença). he will be up and about in ten days / ele estará recuperado em dez dias. to be up in arms insurgir-se, estar em armas (mobilizado). to be up to one’s ass in something vulg estar envolvido até os ossos, estar até o nariz. to be up to one’s eyeballs sl completamente, até os olhos. to be up to standard estar bom, perfeitamente bem. to get up levantar-se (da cama). to have something up one’s sleeve ter um trunfo na manga. to hurry up apressar-se. to speak up falar em voz alta. to stand up ficar em pé. what’s up! o que há? o que está errado? -
49 stick up for
(to speak in defence of (a person etc): When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.) defender -
50 abuse
1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) abusar de2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) insultar2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insulto, injúria2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) maus-tratos•- abusive- abusively - abusiveness -
51 accost
[ə'kost](to approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way: I was accosted in the street by four men with guns.) abordar -
52 angry
1) (feeling or showing anger: He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry - it is going to rain.) zangado2) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) inflamado -
53 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atacar2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atacar3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atacar4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) atacar2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataque2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) ataque -
54 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar7) ((in card games) to bid.) pagar para ver2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) chamado2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) pio3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão•- caller- calling - call-box - call for - call off - call on - call up - give someone a call - give a call - on call -
55 converse
-
56 jeer
[‹iə] 1. verb1) (to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly: He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.) caçoar2) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) zombar2. noun(a rude or mocking shout: the jeers and boos of the audience.) chacota, caçoada- jeering- jeeringly -
57 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) meio2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) veículo3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) meio de cultura2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) médio -
58 mention
-
59 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mais2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria de2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o/a/os/as mais2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muito4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maioria, a maior parte•- mostly- at the most - at most - for the most part - make the most of something - make the most of -
60 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) movimento2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gesto3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) moção2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) acenar- motion picture - in motion
Страницы
См. также в других словарях:
speak with a plum in your mouth — speak with a plum in (your) mouth British & Australian if someone speaks with a plum in their mouth, they speak in a way that shows they are from a very high social group. All I can remember is that he was overweight and spoke with a plum in his… … New idioms dictionary
speak with a plum in mouth — speak with a plum in (your) mouth British & Australian if someone speaks with a plum in their mouth, they speak in a way that shows they are from a very high social group. All I can remember is that he was overweight and spoke with a plum in his… … New idioms dictionary
speak with a forked tongue — speak with (a) forked tongue to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest. The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver … New idioms dictionary
speak with forked tongue — speak with (a) forked tongue to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest. The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver … New idioms dictionary
speak with a forked tongue — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to trust Peter s promises because he speaks with a forked tongue./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak with a forked tongue — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to trust Peter s promises because he speaks with a forked tongue./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak with one voice — phrase used for saying that all the members of a group have the same opinion All twelve farmers’ organizations spoke with one voice. Thesaurus: to agree with someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: voice … Useful english dictionary
speak with — index converse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
speak with a forked tongue — To say one thing and mean another, to lie, to be two faced … The small dictionary of idiomes
speak with a forked tongue — v. speak with forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate … English contemporary dictionary
speak with forked tongue — v. speak with a forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate … English contemporary dictionary
