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1 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) riacho2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) lugar atrasado* * *back.wa.ter[b'ækwɔ:tə] n 1 água represada. 2 água parada ou estagnada. 3 contracorrente, contracorrenteza, remanso. 4 fig lugar atrasado. in the backwater afastada, longe. -
2 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) escuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) escuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) sinistro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) escuro- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *[da:k] n 1 escuridade, escuridão. 2 obscuridade, falta de clareza. 3 sombra. 4 noite, trevas, anoitecer, o cair da noite. 5 cor escura, matiz escuro. 6 ignorância. 7 segredo, mistério. 8 dúvida, incerteza. • adj 1 escuro, tenebroso, sombrio, falto de luz. 2 quase negro. 3 de cor sombria, carregada. 4 moreno, bronzeado, trigueiro. 5 fig ignorado, cego, difícil de entender, misterioso. 6 opaco. 7 secreto, oculto. 8 ambíguo, obscuro. 9 triste, lúgubre, aborrecido, abatido. 10 malvado, perverso. after dark depois do anoitecer. a leap in the dark um pulo no escuro. in the dark no escuro, sem informação ou conhecimento. to keep dark a) ficar quieto. b) não divulgar o que se sabe, sl esconder o leite. -
3 enlighten
(to give more information to (a person): Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening?) esclarecer- enlightenment* * *en.light.en[inl'ait2n] vt 1 esclarecer, instruir, ilustrar. 2 arch iluminar, clarear. -
4 fully
1) (completely: He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.) totalmente2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) pelo menos* * *ful.ly[f'uli] adv 1 completamente, inteiramente, plenamente, perfeitamente. I am fully aware of it / eu compreendo isto perfeitamente. 2 integralmente, na íntegra, detalhadamente. 3 pelo menos. it’s fully an hour since he left / faz pelo menos uma hora que ele saiu. -
5 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) narrador2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.)* * *nar.ra.tor[nər'eitə] n narrador, contador de histórias. -
6 oblivious
[ə'bliviəs](unaware of or not paying attention to: He was oblivious of what was happening; He was oblivious to our warnings.) esquecido* * *ob.liv.i.ous[əbl'iviəs] adj 1 esquecido. 2 absorto, abstraído. 3 que causa esquecimento. oblivious of his presence esquecido de ou ignorando a sua presença. oblivious to cego para com. -
7 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periscópio* * *per.i.scope[p'eriskoup] n periscópio. -
8 picture
['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) retrato2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) foto3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) filme4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagem5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) beleza6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) descrição2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures* * *pic.ture[p'iktʃə] n 1 pintura, tela, cena, retrato, quadro. she is as pretty as a picture / ela é linda como um quadro. 2 desenho, ilustração. 3 fotografia. 4 descrição. 5 imagem, semelhança, cópia. he is the picture of despair / ele é a imagem do desespero. 6 filme cinematográfico. 7 imagem mental. 8 exemplo, corporificação. 9 fig pintura, pessoa ou coisa muito bonita. the hat is a picture! / o chapéu é um sonho! 10 situação, conjuntura. 11 pictures Brit cinema. • vt 1 pintar, retratar. 2 desenhar, ilustrar. 3 descrever, narrar. 4 imaginar, conceber. a picture of a child uma beleza de criança. just picture to yourself imagine só. to be in (the) picture estar bem informado, estar por dentro. to be out of the picture a) estar por fora. b) estar relegado ao segundo plano. to be the very picture of ser a perfeita imagem de. to come into picture aparecer, surgir, tornar-se conhecido ou afamado. to draw a picture of desenhar um quadro de, descrever pormenorizadamente. to get the picture compreender, entender, ficar a par da situação. to look the very picture of health estar vendendo saúde. -
9 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) especulação2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) especulação* * *spec.u.la.tion[spekjul'eiʃən] n 1 reflexão, meditação. 2 especulação, negociata. -
10 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) manter/perder o contacto com -
11 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braço, esteiro2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) fim de mundo -
12 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) escuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) escuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) sinistro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) escuridão- darken- darkness - keep it dark -
13 enlighten
(to give more information to (a person): Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening?) esclarecer- enlightenment -
14 fully
1) (completely: He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.) plenamente2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) bem -
15 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) manter/perder contato com -
16 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) narrador2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.) -
17 oblivious
[ə'bliviəs](unaware of or not paying attention to: He was oblivious of what was happening; He was oblivious to our warnings.) esquecido, distraído -
18 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periscópio -
19 picture
['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) retrato2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografia3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) filme4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagem5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) quadro6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) quadro, descrição2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture - the pictures -
20 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) especulação2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) especulação
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