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1 unnecessary
1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) desnecessário2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) desnecessário•* * *un.nec.es.sar.y[∧nn'esisəri] adj desnecessário, supérfluo, inútil. the unnecessaries as coisas desnecessárias, supérfluas. -
2 unnecessary
1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.)2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.)• -
3 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) anarquista2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) anarquista* * *an.ar.chist['ænəkist] n anarquista. -
4 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) austero* * *aus.tere[ɔ:st'iə] adj 1 austero, severo, rigoroso, rígido. 2 abnegado, ascético. 3 desafetado, despretensioso, rigidamente simples. 4 sóbrio, sombrio, sério, grave. -
5 frill
[fril]1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) folho2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) supérfluos QUERY•- frilled- frilly* * *[fril] n 1 rufo, babado, folho, bofes. 2 Amer (geralmente no plural) balangandã, arrebique, ornamentação vistosa, sem valor e de mau gosto. 3 afetação, arrebique, amaneiramento, ares. 4 coleira de penas ou pêlo de certas aves ou animais. 5 Phot beira enrugada de filme. • vt+vi rufar, fazer rufos em, enfeitar com rufos, folhos ou babados, enrugar-se (filme). -
6 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) espalhafato2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) apoquentar-se- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss of* * *[f∧s] n 1 espalhafato, espovento, rebuliço, barulho, excesso de pormenores, bulha, azáfama, agitação, exageração, lufa-lufa. 2 pessoa exagerada, irrequieta, nervosa, exigente ou meticulosa demais. 3 preocupação exagerada. 4 objeção, protesto. • vt+vi 1 exagerar, espalhafatar, estardalhaçar, excitar-se, inquietar-se, alvoroçar-se, estar irrequieto, agastar-se à toa, ocupar-se com ninharias. 2 exasperar, perturbar, atarantar, aborrecer, amolar, importunar, incomodar. don’t make a fuss não se exalte, não faça tanto estardalhaço. to fuss about ficar muito ansioso, dar importância exagerada. to kick up a fuss criar confusão, protestar com veemência. to make a fuss of tratar com atenção ou demonstrações de afeto exageradas. -
7 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inactivo2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) desocupado3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vão4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) vão2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) preguiçar2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) rodar•- idler- idleness
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- idle away* * *i.dle['aidəl] vt+vi 1 ficar à toa, perder tempo. 2 trabalhar sem carga (motor). • adj 1 inativo, desocupado. 2 ineficiente, inútil. 3 indolente, preguiçoso, negligente. to idle away the time perder o tempo à toa. to run idle Eng trabalhar sem carga. -
8 needless
adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) desnecessário* * *need.less[n'i:dlis] adj desnecessário, supérfluo. needless to say obviamente, não é preciso dizer. -
9 prune
I [pru:n] verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.) podarII [pru:n] noun(a dried plum.) ameixa seca* * *prune1[pru:n] n 1 ameixa seca. 2 coll otário. 3 coll pedante, santarrão.————————prune2[pru:n] vt 1 podar, desbastar, decotar. 2 aparar. 3 expurgar, suprimir o supérfluo. -
10 red tape
(annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations.) burocracia* * *red tapeburocracia. -
11 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) subtil2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) subtil•- subtlety- subtly* * *sub.tle[s'∧təl] adj 1 sutil, tênue, fino, raro, delicado. 2 discreto, misterioso. 3 agudo, refinado, perspicaz, hábil. 4 engenhoso, habilidoso. 5 ardiloso, insidioso. -
12 uncalled-for
((of actions, remarks etc) unnecessary and usually rude: Some of his comments are a bit uncalled-for.) desnecessário* * *un.called-for[∧nk'ɔ:ld fɔ:] adj 1 indesejado. 2 impróprio, gratuito, desnecessário. -
13 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) livrar-se de -
14 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) anarquista2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) anarquista -
15 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) austero -
16 frill
[fril]1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) babado2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) frivolidade•- frilled- frilly -
17 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) rebuliço, espalhafato2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) atarantar(-se)- fussy- fussily - make a fuss of -
18 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inativo, ocioso2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) preguiçoso3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vão4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) infundado2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) preguiçar2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) rodar em marcha lenta•- idler- idleness - idly - idle away -
19 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) fazer uma limpeza -
20 needless
adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) inútil
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Unnecessary — Un*nec es*sa*ry, a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ly}, adv. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unnecessary — I adjective auxiliary, avoidable, dispensable, excess, excessive, expendable, expletive, extra, extraneous, extrinsic, gratuitous, inessential, irrelevant, needless, non necessarius, noncompulsory, optional, overmuch, redundant, spare,… … Law dictionary
unnecessary — 1540s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + NECESSARY (Cf. necessary). Related: Unnecessarily … Etymology dictionary
unnecessary — [adj] not required accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point*, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, inessential, irrelevant, lavish,… … New thesaurus
unnecessary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb … English terms dictionary
unnecessary — [unnes′ə ser΄ē] adj. not necessary or required; needless unnecessarily adv … English World dictionary
unnecessary — adj. 1) unnecessary for 2) unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us to wait) 3) unnecessary that + clause (it s unnecessary that you should get involved) * * * [ʌn nesəs(ə)rɪ] unnecessary for unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us… … Combinatory dictionary
unnecessary — un|ne|ces|sa|ry [ʌnˈnesəsəri US seri] adj not needed or more than is needed unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc ▪ an unnecessary expense ▪ There s no point in taking unnecessary risks. ▪ We can t afford any unnecessary delays. ▪ Williams… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unnecessary — un|nec|es|sar|y [ ʌn nesə,seri ] adjective ** 1. ) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided: The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unnecessary */*/ — UK [ʌnˈnesəs(ə)rɪ] / US [ʌnˈnesəˌserɪ] adjective 1) a) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… … English dictionary
unnecessary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ consider sth … Collocations dictionary
