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41 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradoxo- paradoxically* * *par.a.dox[p'ærədɔks] n paradoxo. paradox of plenty Com paradoxo da abundância. -
42 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') calcular2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) ter a presunção•- presumption
- presumptuous
- presumptuousness* * *pre.sume[prizj'u:m] vt+vi 1 presumir, conjeturar, supor. he is presumed to know / presume-se que ele saiba. 2 inferir, deduzir. 3 ousar, atrever-se a, tomar a liberdade de. 4 (com on) abusar de, prevalecer-se de. -
43 rumour
['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rumor2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) boato* * *ru.mour[r'u:mə] n rumor, boato (of acerca de). • vt espalhar, propalar boatos. it is rumoured that dizem que. rumour has it, the rumour runs corre, circula o boato. to spread rumours espalhar boatos. -
44 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexão- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *[θiŋk] vt+vi (ps and pp thought) 1 pensar, achar, idear, cogitar. I think it is (ou it to be) true / penso que é verdade. what do you think of it? / o que você acha disso? he was thinking aloud / ele estava pensando em voz alta. 2 conceber, formar na mente, imaginar. I can’t think what he means / não posso imaginar o que ele pretende. 3 considerar, julgar. 4 crer, supor, opinar, acreditar. I was thought to have been there / acreditou-se que eu teria estado lá. 5 refletir, meditar, considerar, estudar. 6 especular, ponderar. 7 lembrar, recordar. I cannot think of his name / não me lembro do nome dele. we had thought of a thing / lembramos uma coisa. I did not think of it / não me lembrei disso. just think! imagine só! to think again mudar de opinião. to think better mudar de opinião. to think better of ter melhor opinião de. to think how pensar como. to think it out estudar bem o assunto. to think little of ter opinião desfavorável de. to think over pensar bem, reconsiderar. you must think it over / você deve pensar bem sobre isso. to think twice pensar duas vezes, hesitar. to think whether pensar se. -
45 admit
[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) admitir, permitir o ingresso2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) admitir, reconhecer•- admission - admittance - admittedly -
46 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) convencer -
47 fallacy
['fæləsi]plural - fallacies; noun(a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning: That belief is just a fallacy.) falácia, sofisma -
48 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) imaginar2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) imaginar3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) imaginar, supor•- imagination - imaginative -
49 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) manter2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) manter3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) manter4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) sustentar• -
50 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) possuir2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) admitir2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) próprio- owner- ownership - get one's own back - own up -
51 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradoxo- paradoxically -
52 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') presumir2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) atrever-se, ter a presunção•- presumption - presumptuous - presumptuousness -
53 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anedota* * *an.ec.do.te['ænekdout] n anedota, relato curto de um incidente da vida particular. -
54 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) supor2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) assumir3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) adoptar•- assumed- assumption* * *as.sume[əsj'u:m] vt 1 compreender. 2 aceitar, admitir. 3 assumir. 4 apropriar-se, usurpar. he must not assume the authority / ele não deve usurpar a autoridade. 5 tomar conta de. 6 pretextar, simular, fingir. she assumed innocence / ela simulou inocência. 7 supor, tomar por certo. -
55 blue
[blu:] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) azul2) (sad or depressed: I'm feeling blue today.) deprimido2. noun1) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) azul2) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) azul3) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) azul•- blueness- bluish
- bluebottle
- bluecollar
- blueprint
- once in a blue moon
- out of the blue
- the blues* * *[blu:] n 1 azul, cor azul. 2 tinta ou pigmento azul. 3 anil, corante azul. 4 o céu. 5 o mar. 6 pessoa fardada de azul. • vt+vi azular, tingir de azul. • adj 1 azul, da cor do céu. 2 que usa roupa azul, vestido de azul. 3 lívido. 4 triste, deprimido, melancólico. 5 coll desanimador, sombrio. 6 letrado, literato (só se emprega em relação a mulheres). 7 severo, exigente (lei). 8 coll obsceno. a bolt from the blue fig desgraça inesperada. Cambridge blue Sport time de estudantes de Cambridge. dark blue azul-escuro. into the blue fora de vista e do conhecimento, distante. light blue azul-claro. navy blue azul-marinho. once in a blue moon uma vez na vida, muito raramente. out of the blue inesperadamente. Oxford blue Sport time de estudantes de Oxford. the blues coll tristeza. she has the blues / ela está triste. to make the air blue praguejar. to shout/ scream blue murder protestar com veemência, sl pôr a boca no trombone. true blue leal, fiel, conservador. -
56 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') certamente- for certain
- make certain* * *cer.tain[s'ə:tən] n número ou quantidade indeterminada. • adj 1 certo, seguro. 2 claro, evidente, positivo, indubitável, incontestável, verdadeiro. 3 exato. 4 convencido. 5 infalível. 6. determinado. 7 um, algum, qualquer. a lady of a certain age uma senhora de idade não definida. for certain por certo, com certeza, sem dúvida. I know for certain / tenho certeza absoluta. I feel certain estou certo, não tenho dúvida. the fact is certain o fato é certo. to a certain extent, to a certain degree até um certo ponto. to make certain certificar-se, ter certeza. -
57 establish
[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) estabelecer(-se)2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) estabelecer/fundar3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) estabelecer•- establishment
- the Establishment* * *es.tab.lish[ist'æbli8] vt+vi estabelecer: 1 fundar, instituir. he established an account / ele abriu uma conta-corrente. 2 fixar, assentar, firmar. 3 determinar, decretar. 4 organizar. they established order / eles restabeleceram a ordem. 5 introduzir. 6 bater (recorde). 7 provar, demonstrar. 8 verificar, constatar. 9 formar, constituir (governo). -
58 fabricate
['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) fabricar* * *fab.ri.cate[f'æbrikeit] vt fabricar, manufaturar. -
59 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) já que* * *in as much asporquanto, visto como. -
60 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) já que* * *in.as.much as[inəzm'∧tʃ əz] adv visto que, porquanto, porque, pois.
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