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101 inhospitable
[inhə'spitəbl](not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers: She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable.) inóspito* * *in.hos.pi.ta.ble[inh'ɔspitəbəl] adj inóspito, inospitaleiro. -
102 inland
1. ['inlənd] adjective1) (not beside the sea: inland areas.) interior2) (done etc inside a country: inland trade.) interno2. adverb(in, or towards, the parts of the land away from the sea: These flowers grow better inland.) no interior* * *in.land['inlənd] n interior: parte do país afastada da costa. • adj 1 interior, interno, afastado do mar. 2 doméstico, do país. • [inl'ænd] adv no ou para o interior. -
103 insensitive
[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensível2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensível•* * *in.sen.si.tive[ins'ensitiv] adj insensível, insensitivo, impassível. -
104 inshore
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105 instinctive
[-tiv]adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) instintivo* * *in.stinc.tive[inst'iŋktiv] adj instintivo, espontâneo, natural, involuntário. -
106 into
['intu]1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) em2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) contra3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) em4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) em* * *in.to['intu] prep 1 dentro, de fora para dentro. the window looks into the street / a janela dá para a rua. 2 em. 3 na direção de. I was led into error / fui enganado. 4 acerca de, a respeito de. I am doing research into linguistics / estou pesquisando a respeito de lingüística. 5 passagem de um estado para outro. he cut the paper into strips / ele cortou o papel em tiras. the vase broke into pieces / o vaso quebrou em pedaços. 6 sl interessado em. he is really into pop music / ele está mesmo interessado em música pop. I am not into that / não gosto disso. 7 exprimir divisão em matemática. two into ten goes five times / dez dividido por dois são cinco. to get into trouble encontrar dificuldades. to go into the house entrar na casa. to grow into tornar-se. to run into colidir com. to take into consideration levar em consideração. -
107 inward
['inwəd]1) (being within, especially in the mind: his inward thoughts.) profundo2) (moving towards the inside: an inward curve in the coastline.) fechado•- inward- inwards
- inwardly* * *in.ward['inwəd] n interior, íntimo. • adj 1 dentro, interno. 2 dentro do país. 3 no íntimo, na alma, inerente, intrínseco. • adv para dentro, para o íntimo, interiormente. -
108 inwards
adverb (towards the inside or the centre: When one of the eyes turns inwards, we call the effect a squint.) para dentro* * *in.wards[inwədz] n pl parte interna do corpo, víscera. • adv para dentro, na intimidade. -
109 latter
['lætə](towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) último- latterly- the latter* * *lat.ter[l'ætə] adj 1 posterior, último, mencionado em segundo lugar. 2 moderno. 3 mais recente. -
110 latterly
1) (recently; lately.) utlimamente2) (towards the end.) ultimamente* * *lat.ter.ly[l'ætəli] adv ultimamente, recentemente, há pouco tempo. -
111 leaning
noun (a liking or preference: She has a leaning towards the arts.) inclinação* * *lean.ing[l'i:niŋ] n 1 inclinação, propensão. 2 parcialidade • adj 1 inclinado. 2 propenso. the leaning tower of Pisa a torre inclinada de Pisa. -
112 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) da mão esquerda2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) para a esquerda* * *left-hand[left hænd] adj 1 canhoto. 2 à esquerda. -
113 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) modo2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) jeito3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) modos•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking* * *man.ner[m'ænə] n 1 maneira, modo, tipo. 2 uso. 3 costume. 4 estilo. 5 manners conduta, modos, costumes. he is a man of good manners / ele é um homem refinado. in a manner a) até certo ponto. b) por assim dizer. to the manner born acostumado desde o berço. -
114 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) piedade2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sorte•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *mer.cy[m'ə:si] n 1 mercê, clemência, piedade, compaixão, misericórdia. 2 perdão. 3 discrição. at the mercy of à mercê de. for mercy’s sake por piedade, por misericórdia. Lord, have mercy on us Rel Senhor, tende piedade de nós. -
115 northerly
[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) do norte2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) para o norte* * *north.er.ly[n'ɔ:ðəli] adj setentrional, boreal, do norte. • adv em direção ao norte. -
116 northward
adjective (towards the north: in a northward direction.) virado ao norte* * *north.ward[n'ɔ:θwəd] n norte. • adj para o norte. • adv em direção ao norte. -
117 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê? -
118 outward
1) (on or towards the outside; able to be seen: Judging by his outward appearance, he's not very rich; no outward sign of unhappiness.) exterior2) ((of a journey) away from: The outward journey will be by sea, but they will return home by air.) ida* * *out.ward['autwəd] n aparência exterior, mundo exterior. • adj 1 externo, exterior. 2 visível, aparente. 3 material,corpóreo. 4 extrínseco. 5 para uso externo. 6 superficial. • adv 1 fora, do lado externo. 2 visivelmente, publicamente. 3 para fora. 4 materialmente. -
119 outwards
adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) para fora* * *out.wards['autwədz] adv para fora. -
120 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) fraco2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) parcialidade* * *par.tial.i.ty[pa:ʃi'æliti] n 1 parcialidade, facciosidade. 2 predileção, inclinação.
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towards — /təˈwɔdz / (say tuh wawdz), /tɔdz / (say tawdz) preposition 1. in the direction of (with reference to either motion or position): to walk towards the north. 2. with respect to; as regards: one s attitude towards a proposition. 3. nearly as late… …
