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1 to the purpose
to the purposeno ponto, relevante para o assunto em questão, pertinente. -
2 convenient for the purpose
convenient for the purposeprático, conveniente para a finalidade. -
3 to make a guess at the purpose
to make a guess at the purposeadivinhar a intenção.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make a guess at the purpose
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4 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *pur.pose[p'ə:pəs] n 1 propósito: a) desígnio, intento, intenção. b) sentido, objetivo, finalidade. it answered his purpose, it served his purpose / correspondia aos seus propósitos. c) proveito. it serves a purpose / é útil e pode ajudar a conseguir um resultado. 2 resolução, determinação. • vt tencionar, pretender, propor-se. for this purpose com esta finalidade. for what purpose? com que finalidade? it suited his purpose veio-lhe a calhar. of set purpose deliberadamente. on purpose de propósito. to good purpose utilmente, com bom efeito. to no purpose inutilmente, em vão, tendencioso. to serve its purpose servir seus propósitos. to talk at cross purposes não se entender, falar de coisas diferentes. to the purpose no ponto, relevante para o assunto em questão, pertinente. -
5 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully - purposeless - purposely - purpose-built - on purpose - serve a purpose - to no purpose -
6 on purpose
(intentionally: Did you break the cup on purpose?) de propósito* * *on purposede propósito. -
7 on purpose
(intentionally: Did you break the cup on purpose?) de propósito -
8 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) missão2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) missão3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) missão4) (a place where missionaries live.) missão5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) missão•* * *mis.sion[m'iʃən] n 1 missão, incumbência, encargo. 2 desígnio, escopo. 3 embaixada ou legação. 4 estabelecimento de missionários. 5 trabalho de missionários. -
9 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) missão2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) missão3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) missão4) (a place where missionaries live.) missão5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) missão• -
10 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.•* * *[tu:; tə] adv 1 em direção a, para diante. 2 em posição normal ou de contato. 3 para si, a si, à consciência. • prep [tu; ta; tu:] 1 para, em direção a, a, ao, à. he goes to London / ele vai para Londres. he was a friend to me / ele foi um amigo para mim. it came to my hand / chegou às minhas mãos. I sent it to him / mandei-lho. 2 até. 3 para, a fim de. 4 em. 5 com. 6 de, da, do. 7 em honra de. 8 na, no, contra. throw it to the ground / jogue-o no chão. 9 sobre, a respeito. 10 por. 11 Gram marcador do infinitivo. what is to be done? / o que se deve fazer? in days to come / em dias vindouros. we expected him to go / esperávamos que ele fosse. it was seen to come / era de se esperar. add to that além disto. agreeable to agradável para. all to a man até o último homem. all to yourself tudo para você. a quarter to two um quarto para as duas horas. as to quanto a. attentive to atento a, atencioso para. face to face cara a cara. fall to the ground cair no chão. from hand to hand de mão em mão. heir to the crown herdeiro do trono. in comparison to em comparação a. our duty to nosso dever para com. put the horses to! atrele os cavalos! this is nothing to that isto não é nada em comparação com aquilo. 3 is to 6 as 9 is to 18 3 está para 6 assim como 9 está para 18. tired to death morto de cansaço. to a great age até a velhice. to a great degree em alto grau. to go to school ir à escola. to my cost às minhas custas. to my feeling a) em minha opinião. b) de acordo com o meu sentimento. to my knowledge segundo meu conhecimento. to my taste para o meu gosto. to the clouds até as nuvens. to the contrary ao contrário. to the minute ao minuto. to time na hora, pontual. -
11 TO
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.•* * *abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página). -
12 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) para, a, em2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) até3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) de6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) a9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.)2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)• -
13 breed
[bri:d] 1. past tense, past participle - bred; verb1) (to produce young: Rabbits breed often.) reproduzir-se2) (to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young: I breed dogs and sell them as pets.) criar2. noun(a type, variety or species (of animal): a breed of dog.) raça- bred- breeding* * *[bri:d] n 1 raça, criação. a breed of horses / uma criação de cavalos. 2 classe, espécie, gênero. • vt+vi (ps and pp bred) 1 produzir, dar cria. 2 chocar, criar. 3 produzir, causar, provocar. war breeds misery / a guerra provoca miséria. 4 ser fonte de, ser lugar de nascença. 5 educar, instruir. 6 formar-se, originar-se, desenvolver-se. 7 procriar, cruzar. they bred the black stallion with the white mare / eles cruzaram o garanhão preto com a égua branca. bred in the bone inato, de nascença. he was bred a doctor fizeram-no estudar medicina. to breed true produzir sempre cria com as características dos pais. -
14 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) explorar2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) explorar•- exploratory
- explorer* * *ex.plore[ikspl'6:] vt+vi explorar, investigar, examinar. -
15 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinhar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) achar2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) opinião- anybody's guess* * *[ges] n suposição, conjetura, "chute". • vt+vi 1 adivinhar, estimar, conjeturar, "chutar". 2 solucionar, resolver, adivinhar (uma charada) por conjetura. 3 supor, crer, pensar. by guess a esmo. to make a guess at the purpose adivinhar a intenção. you’ve got another guess coming Amer coll nada disso, você está enganado. -
16 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perfuração2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perfuração* * *per.fo.ra.tion[pə:fər'eiʃən] n 1 perfuração. 2 Philately picote. -
17 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) explorar2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) explorar•- exploratory - explorer -
18 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perfuração, picote2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perfuração -
19 curtain call
(an appearance by actors, singers etc after a performance for the purpose of receiving applause: After the play the actors took ten curtain calls.) chamada à cena* * *curt.ain call[k'ə:tən kɔ:l] n Theat chamada dos atores à cena para receber aplausos. -
20 errand
['erənd]1) (a short journey made in order to get something or do something especially for someone else: He has sent the child on an errand; The child will run errands for you.) recado2) (the purpose of such a journey: She accomplished her errand.) missão* * *er.rand['er2nd] n mensagem, incumbência, missão, recado. to go on an errand / ir a recados, encarregar-se de um serviço (recado, compra, etc). fool’s errand caminhada inútil.
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