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1 abuse
1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) abusar2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) insultar2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insulto2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) maltrato•- abusive- abusively
- abusiveness* * *a.buse[əbj'u:s] n 1 abuso, mau uso, uso excessivo. 2 tratamento áspero ou brutal de uma pessoa. 3 injúria, insulto, linguagem ofensiva. 4 corrupção, depravação. 5 abuses contrariedades. • [əbj'u:z] vt 1 abusar, usar mal. 2 maltratar, prejudicar. 3 injuriar, insultar, ofender. a crying abuse um abuso gritante. -
2 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 -
3 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.)2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) forte3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) forte4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) de (20,000)•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɔŋ] adj 1 forte, poderoso, potente, robusto. 2 resistente, sólido, duradouro. 3 capaz, competente. 4 firme, decidido. 5 de peso, convincente, imperioso. 6 com um certo número, em grande número. 7 forte, rico em alguma coisa (álcool, etc.). 8 alto, firme, claro, forte (voz). 9 ardido, muito condimentado. 10 com cheiro ou gosto desagradável, rançoso. 11 intenso. 12 firme, seguro, de confiança. grammar is not his strong point / gramática não é seu ponto forte. 13 enérgico, vigoroso. he went it strong / ele agiu de maneira enérgica, exagerou, foi longe demais. 14 sincero, vivo, ardente, zeloso, sério. 15 distinto, marcado, pronunciado. 16 Gram irregular. 17 Phon acentuado. 18 próspero, com preços vantajosos. 19 rude. they use strong language / eles usam linguagem rude. • adv com força, poderosamente, vigorosamente. strong as a horse forte como um touro. strong as death poderoso como a morte. to be still going strong continuar firme e forte, continuar em atividade. he is going strong / ele continua firme, continua em atividade. to be strong for something estar entusiasmado. with a strong hand com mão forte, com força. -
4 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) vulgar2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comum3) (publicly owned: common property.) público4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ordinário5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) plebeu6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comum2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) espaço aberto- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *com.mon[k'ɔmən] n 1 terra comum, terra para uso de uma comunidade. 2 o que é geral ou usual, o comum. 3 Jur servidão. • adj 1 comum, de todos ou de muitos. 2 popular, geral, universal. 3 público, que pertence à comunidade. 4 usual, familiar, habitual. 5 notório. 6 raso, sem graduação ou posto. 7 vulgar, trivial. 8 ordinário, medíocre, inferior, baixo, barato. 9 Gram comum de dois. above ou beyond the common, out of the extraordinário, fora do comum. by common consent com o consentimento de todos. common of pasture servidão de pastagem. common to all geral, comum a todos. in common with em comum. the common people o povo. the commons = link=commons commons. to make common cause with unir-se em uma causa comum com. -
5 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) amaldiçoar2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) praguejar2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldição2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) decurso•* * *[kə:s] n 1 maldição, praga, imprecação. 2 o que é maldito. 3 desgraça, calamidade. 4 causa de praga, de calamidade ou de malefício. 5 período de menstruação. • vt+vi 1 maldizer, amaldiçoar, imprecar, rogar praga contra. 2 afligir, assolar, atormentar. 3 blasfemar. curse him! o diabo que o carregue! curses come home to roost o feitiço vira contra o feiticeiro. -
6 politically correct
adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.)* * *po.lit.i.cal.ly cor.rect[pəlitikəli kər'ekt] adj politicamente correto. -
7 universal
adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) universal* * *u.ni.ver.sal[ju:niv'ə:səl] n 1 universal. 2 Log proposição universal. • adj 1 universal, geral, total, ilimitado. 2 Mech adaptável a diversos tamanhos, formas, etc. -
8 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) comum2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comum3) (publicly owned: common property.) comum4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) comum6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comum2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) área comum- commoner- common knowledge - common law - common-law - commonplace - common-room - common sense - the Common Market - the House of Commons - the Commons - in common -
9 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) maldizer2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) praguejar2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldição2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) desgraça• -
10 politically correct
adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politicamente corretoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > politically correct
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11 universal
adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.)
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