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41 ascribe
(to think of as done or caused by someone or something: He ascribed his success to the help of his friends.) atribuir* * *as.cribe[əskr'aib] vt 1 designar, referir a. 2 atribuir, imputar. -
42 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for
- for the asking* * *[a:sk; æsk] vt+vi 1 perguntar, inquirir, indagar. may I ask? / posso perguntar? she asked after my father / ela perguntou como meu pai estava passando. 2 requerer, solicitar, pedir. I asked his advice, permission / pedi seu conselho, sua permissão. may I ask you to pass me the salt / queira passar-me o sal, por favor. ask, and it shall be given you / pedi e dar-se-vos-á (Mateus, VII, 7). you asked for it! / você é que criou esta situação! she asked for a drink / ela pediu uma bebida. 3 reclamar, demandar, exigir. this work asks great care / este serviço exige cuidado especial. 4 convidar. I asked him to lunch / convidei-o para o almoço. ask him upstairs / convide-o para subir, peça-lhe que suba. 5 necessitar, precisar. 6 publicar proclamas (na igreja), apregoar. I ask you o que eu queria saber é, diga-me. to ask a favour pedir um favor. to ask a question fazer ou formular uma pergunta. to ask for trouble procurar confusão, dificuldades. to ask one’s way perguntar pelo caminho. to ask the time indagar as horas. to ask too much exigir demais. -
43 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) ambicionar* * *as.pire[əsp'aiə] vt 1 aspirar, ansiar, almejar. 2 subir muito, elevar-se, levantar-se, sublimar-se. -
44 assign
1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) distribuir2) (to order or appoint: He assigned three men to the job.) escolher•* * *as.sign[əs'ain] n Jur cessionário. • vt 1 apontar, designar, nomear, ordenar. 2 fixar, determinar, especificar. 3 lotear, dar em quinhão, ratear, aquinhoar, partilhar. 4 atribuir, conceder, conferir, imputar. he was assigned a function / foi-lhe atribuída uma função. 5 Jur transferir propriedades, ceder direitos (especialmente em benefício de credores), depositar em juízo. -
45 astound
(to make (someone) very surprised: I was astounded to hear of his imprisonment.) pasmar* * *as.tound[əst'aund] vt 1 surpreender, pasmar, maravilhar. 2 embaraçar, deixar perplexo, estupeficar, assustar. • adj arch estupefaciente. -
46 authorise
(to give the power or right to do something: I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith.) autorizar- authorisation* * *au.tho.rise['ɔ:θəraiz] vt 1 autorizar, dar autoridade ou autorização. 2 consentir, permitir. 3 legalizar, sancionar, confirmar. 4 justificar, legitimar. -
47 authorize
(to give the power or right to do something: I authorized him to sign the documents; I authorized the payment of $100 to John Smith.) autorizar- authorisation* * *au.tho.rize['ɔ:θəraiz] vt = link=authorise authorise. -
48 awaken
1) (to awake: I was awakened by the song of the birds.) acordar2) (to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc): His interest was awakened by the lecture.) despertar* * *a.wak.en[əw'eikən] vt+vi 1 despertar, acordar, tirar do sono. 2 animar, avisar, estimular, excitar. to awaken to dar-se conta acerca de. -
49 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) fazer de babysiter* * *ba.by-sit[b'eibi sit] vt pajear. -
50 backbite
verb (to criticize a person when he is not present.) criticar* * *back.bite[b'ækbait] n calúnia. • vt+vi (ps backbit, pp backbitten) caluniar, difamar, falar mal de alguém pelas costas. -
51 backdate
1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) antedatar2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) ser retroactivo* * *back.date[b'æk deit] vt antedatar. -
52 backfire
1) ((of a motor-car etc) to make a loud bang because of unburnt gases in the exhaust system: The car backfired.) estoirar2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) sair pela culatra* * *back.fire[b'ækfaiə] n 1 Auto contra-explosão. 2 Amer fogo de encontro, tiro pela culatra. • vi 1 explodir fora de tempo, dar contra-explosão, sair o tiro pela culatra. 2 coll ter efeito ou resultado contrário ao desejado. -
53 baptize
(to dip (a person) in water, or sprinkle (someone) with water, as a symbol of acceptance into the Christian church, usually also giving him a name: She was baptized Mary but calls herself Jane.) baptizar- baptism- baptismal* * *bap.tize[bæpt'aiz] vt+vi 1 batizar, dar nome, denominar. 2 fig purificar, iniciar. 3 administrar o batismo. -
54 bask
(to lie (especially in warmth or sunshine): The seals basked in the warm sun.) jazer* * *[ba:sk; bæsk] vt+vi 1 aquecer-se, expor-se ao sol. 2 fig gozar fortuna, carinho etc. -
55 beautify
verb (to make beautiful: She beautified the room with flowers.) embelezar* * *beau.ti.fy[bj'u:tifai] vt 1 embelezar, 2 ornamentar. -
56 begrudge
(to envy (someone something): I begrudge him his success.) invejar* * *be.grudge[bigr'∧dʒ] vt 1 invejar. he begrudged him his fame / ele invejou a fama dele. 2 dar ou conceder com relutância ou má vontade. -
57 bisect
(to cut into two equal parts: A diagonal line across a square bisects it.) dividir ao meio* * *bi.sect[bais'ekt] vt+vi 1 dividir em duas partes. 2 Math, Geom dividir em duas partes iguais. 3 bifurcar-se. -
58 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) enegrecer2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) denegrir3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) engraxar* * *black.en[bl'ækən] vt+vi 1 enegrecer, pretejar, tornar(-se) preto. 2 falar mal de, difamar. 3 ficar preto. -
59 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) chantagem* * *black.mail[bl'ækmeil] n 1 dinheiro obtido por extorsão. 2 extorsão, chantagem. • vt chantagear. to levy blackmail extorquir dinheiro, chantagear. -
60 bombard
1) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) bombardear2) (to direct questions etc at: The reporters bombarded the film star with questions.) bombardear•* * *bom.bard[bɔmb'a:d] n Mil, Naut bombarda. • vt 1 bombardear: lançar bombas, atacar com fogo de artilharia. 2 assediar, crivar de perguntas, questões etc.
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