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61 parable
['pærəbl](a story (especially in the Bible) which is intended to teach a lesson: Jesus told parables.) parábola* * *par.a.ble[p'ærəbəl] n parábola: narração alegórica. the parables of Christ / as parábolas de Cristo. -
62 perverse
[pə'və:s]1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) perverso2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) mau•- perverseness
- perversity* * *per.verse[pəv'ə:s] adj 1 obstinado, teimoso. 2 inconveniente, impróprio. 3 incorreto, desarrazoado. 4 petulante, caprichoso. 5 Jur contrário à prova testemunhal. -
63 practical joke
(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) partida* * *prac.ti.cal joke[pr'æktikəl dʒouk] n travessura, peça, trote. -
64 previous to
(before: They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.) antes de* * *previous toadv previamente, antes de. -
65 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) recusar2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) recusar3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) recusar•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) lixo- refuse collection vehicle* * *re.fuse1[r'efju:s] n refugo, rebotalho, resíduo, lixo. • adj de refugo ou rebotalho, sem valor.————————re.fuse2[rifj'u:z] vt recusar, negar, rejeitar, repulsar, repelir, opor, refugar. he was refused a reward / negaram-lhe uma recompensa. -
66 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) repetir2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) repetir3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) reproduzir2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) repetição- repeated- repeatedly
- repetition
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
- repeat oneself* * *re.peat[rip'i:t] n 1 repetição, retransmissão. 2 Mus sinal de reprodução, estribilho. • vt+vi 1 repetir, reiterar. 2 fazer novamente. 3 contar, passar adiante (um segredo). 4 recitar. 5 cursar pela segunda vez. 6 ensaiar. 7 reproduzir, imitar. 8 votar fraudulentamente mais de uma vez. to repeat on someone sl arrotar, eructar. -
67 retold
re.told[ri:t'ould] vt ps, pp of retell. -
68 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vingar-se* * *re.venge[riv'endʒ] n 1 vingança, desforra, desagravo, represália. I took (my) revenge / vinguei-me. 2 desejo de vingança. • vt vingar-se, desforrar(-se), retaliar. in revenge por vingança. to revenge oneself on, upon vingar-se em. -
69 saga
(a long, detailed story: I expect he told you the saga of his troubles.) saga* * *sa.ga[s'a:gə] n saga, narrativa épica. -
70 satisfy
1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) satisfazer2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) satisfazer•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying* * *sat.is.fy[s'ætisfai] vt+vi 1 satisfazer, contentar, saciar. 2 corresponder, cumprir, realizar. he satisfied all wants / ele eliminou todas as deficiências. 3 agradar, convencer. he satisfied the court / ele convenceu a corte. I am satisfied (that he is right) / estou convencido (que ele tem razão). I satisfied my self / eu mesmo me convenci. 4 pagar, liquidar, obter quitação. 5 indenizar, reparar, recompensar, remunerar. -
71 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secreto2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) segredo2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) segredo•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *se.cret[s'i:krit] n 1 segredo, mistério. I am in the secret / conheço o segredo. can you keep a secret? / você pode guardar um segredo? we let him into the secret / confiamos-lhe o segredo. 2 razão ou causa oculta. • adj 1 secreto, oculto, clandestino. we kept it secret / guardamos segredo. 2 fechado, reservado. 3 escondido. 4 segregado, retirado, solitário, isolado. 5 obscuro, recôndito. in secret secretamente, em segredo. many are the secret ways of God muitos são os caminhos (secretos) de Deus. open secret pretenso segredo por todos sabido. -
72 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) estremecer2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) abalar2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) abanadela2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) batido•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *[ʃeik] n 1 abalo, agitação, sacudida, ação de sacudir ou balançar, vibração. 2 terremoto. 3 bebida batida. 4 coll momento, instante. 5 Mus trinado, garganteio. 6 racho, fenda. 7 coll malária. • vt+vi ps shook, pp shaken. 1 sacudir, agitar, acenar. 2 derrubar, jogar, tirar por agitação. 3 tremer. he shook all over / ele tremeu em todo o corpo. 4 fazer tremer ou estremecer, abalar. 5 estremecer, vibrar. he shook his sides with laughing / ele sacudiu-se de tanto rir. 6 apertar as mãos (cumprimentar). in a shake num instante. let us shake hands over it vamos apertar as mãos em confirmação. shake a leg! coll corra! to shake and quake tremer e estremecer. to shake down derrubar, jogar para baixo por sacudida. to shake off livrar-se, tirar. to shake one’s head abanar a cabeça negativamente. to shake up agitar, sacudir, remexer. -
73 sharply
sharp.ly[ʃa:pli] adv 1 agudamente. 2 nitidamente, categoricamente. 3 precisamente, exatamente. 4 atenciosamente. 5 repentinamente, rapidamente. 6 rispidamente, fortemente. he told him sharply to go / mandou-o embora em tom ríspido. -
74 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de* * *[ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade? -
75 sick
[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) enjoado2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) doente3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) cansado4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) chateado5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) de mau gosto2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) vómito- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick* * *[sik] n 1 Brit coll vômito. • adj 1 doente, enfermo. I feel sick / sinto-me mal. 2 coll enjoado, com náuseas. he was sick / ele vomitou. 3 indisposto, adoentado. 4 cansado, esgotado. 5 aborrecido, aflito, triste. 6 farto. I am sick of the whole thing / estou farto disso tudo. he is sick and tired of waiting for her / ele está farto de esperar por ela. sick bulding syndrome conjunto de sintomas (alergias, cansaço) causados por exposição constante ao ar-condicionado. the sick os/as doentes. to be home sick sentir saudades de casa. to be off sick estar ausente por doença. to be sick as a dog coll vomitar sem parar. to be sick of something/ to be sick and tired of something estar farto, cansado, Braz sl cheio, de saco cheio. to be worried sick estar extremamente preocupado. to make someone sick irritar, aborrecer alguém it makes me sick to think of them / fico doente só em pensar neles. -
76 signpost
noun (a post with a sign on it, showing the direction and distance of places: We saw a signpost which told us we were 80 kilometres from London.) tabuleta* * *sign.post[s'ainpoust] n 1 poste itinerário, poste indicador de caminhos. 2 indicação: algo que ajuda a saber como uma situação vai evoluir. • vt indicar, mostrar, guiar. -
77 sixth sense
(an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses: He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed.) sexto sentido* * *sixth sense[siksθ s'ens] n sexto sentido. -
78 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) afrouxar2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) moderar-se* * *slack.en[sl'ækən] vt+vi 1 retardar, diminuir a velocidade. 2 ficar mais lento. 3 ficar moderado, relaxar. 4 soltar, afrouxar. 5 ficar solto, afrouxar-se. -
79 slipshod
adjective ((of work etc) untidy; careless: The teacher told him his work was slipshod.) desmazelado* * *slip.shod[sl'ipʃɔd] adj relaxado, desalinhado, descuidado. -
80 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) de modo que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so1[sou] n Mus sol.————————so2[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê?
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told — told; un·told; … English syllables
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told — [təuld US tould] the past tense and past participle of ↑tell … Dictionary of contemporary English
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told — [[t]to͟ʊld[/t]] 1) Told is the past tense and past participle of tell. 2) PHRASE: PHR with cl, amount PHR You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total. All told there were 104 people on the payroll... All… … English dictionary
told — I told 1. told sb., en, e, ene (åretold), i sms. tolde , fx toldeklampe II told 2. told sb., en (afgift; toldsted) … Dansk ordbog
told — /tohld/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of tell. 2. all told, counting everyone or everything; in all: There were 50 guests all told. * * * … Universalium
