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1 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
2 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) desejo•- wishing-well -
3 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de* * *well1[wel] n 1 poço (água, petróleo, gás). 2 fonte, nascente. 3 reservatório de tinta em tinteiro. 4 Naut arca da bomba. 5 poço de escada ou de elevador. 6 buraco vertical profundo. 7 Jur lugar reservado ao solicitador. 8 Naut tanque de um barco de pesca onde se conservam vivos os peixes. • vt+vi manar, nascer, jorrar, verter, brotar ( out/up/ forth de). tears welled up to her eyes / lágrimas brotaram de seus oIhos. to well over (with) transbordar de.————————well2[wel] adj 1 bom, certo, satisfatório. all will be well / tudo ficará bom. 2 favorável, apropriado. 3 desejável, aconselhável. it would be well for him to come / seria aconselhável que ele viesse. 4 saudável, curado. • adv 1 bem, satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente, apropriadamente. I am quite well here / eu me sinto bem satisfeito aqui. 2 perfeitamente, excelentemente. 3 completamente, cabalmente. 4 bastante, suficientemente. 5 detalhadamente, profundamente, intimamente. 6 propriamente, razoavelmente. 7 adequadamente. • interj bem! bom! incrível. all is well that ends well tudo está bem quando acaba bem. all very well tudo muito bem (frase irônica para introduzir uma objeção ao que foi dito antes). and well it might be e poderia bem ser. as well também, em adição, igualmente. as well as assim como, tanto... como. in London as well as in New York / tanto em Londres como em Nova York. a well man um homem sadio. before I was well out of the kitchen antes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha. he is well on sl ele está bem animado, ele bebeu. it is well on the way está bem encaminhado, bastante progredido. it may well be that é bem possível que. just as well por sorte, sortudo. pretty well quase. they played well into the evening eles jogaram até alta noite. they stand well/ not very well with him eles estão bem/não muito bem com ele. to come off well acabar bem. to do well a) prosperar. he is doing well / ele vai indo bem, está fazendo bons progressos. b) ser sábio, esperto. they did well to go / fizeram bem em ir embora. to leave well alone deixar como está. to mean well ter boas intenções. to wish someone well desejar sorte, sucesso, para alguém, desejar que nada de mal aconteça para alguém. I wish you well! / eu lhe desejo todo o sucesso! very well muito bem. well and good está tudo muito bem. well and truly completamente. well, and what of all this? bem, e então? e daí? well away a) progredindo rapidamente. b) bem longe, distante. c) muito bêbado, bastante embriagado. well done! bem feito! muito bem! bravo! well enough aceitável, passável, aproveitável. well met! você vem no momento oportuno. well now, well then a) então. b) bem. c) e agora. d) pois bem. e) por mim. f) de acordo. well off a) em circunstâncias satisfatórias. b) bem de vida, abastado. they are well off / eles estão bem de vida. c) felizardo, sortudo. well on in years de idade avançada. well, well! bem, bem! calma, devagar! we might just as well have stayed home daria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa. you may well say pode-se dizer (ou afirmar) seguramente. -
4 arrival
1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) chegada2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) recém-chegado* * *ar.riv.al[ər'aivəl] n 1 chegada, vinda, advento. 2 obtenção, consecução (de um objetivo, alvo ou resultado). 3 visita, pessoa ou coisa que chegou ou está em vias de chegar. 4 hum recém-nascido, nascimento. -
5 grant
1. verb1) (to agree to, to give: Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave.) conceder.2) (to agree or admit: I grant (you) that it was a stupid thing to do.) concordar2. noun(money given for a particular purpose: He was awarded a grant for studying abroad.) bolsa- granted- granting
- take for granted* * *[gra:nt; grænt] n 1 concessão, doação, subvenção, outorga, privilégio, auxílio. 2 ato de doar. 3 concordância, admissão (de verdade). • vt 1 conceder, outorgar. 2 admitir, aceitar como verdadeiro. 3 conferir, transferir, confirmar. God grant me my wish Deus me ouça. God grant that Deus permita que. granted that admitido que. grant-in-aid subvenção de escola ou outra instituição. granting this to be true admitindo que isto seja verdade. to take something for granted tomar algo por certo. -
6 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) doente2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) secundário3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) má2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dificilmente3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill* * *[il] n 1 mal, desgosto, calamidade, aflição. 2 doença, enfermidade. • adj 1 doente, indisposto. I was ill / fiquei doente. 2 ruim, desfavorável, maléfico. 3 impróprio, prejudicial, maligno. • adv 1 mal, não bem. 2 dificilmente, imperfeitamente. 3 raramente. ill at ease a) desconfortável, constrangido, ansioso. b) inquieto, intranqüilo. to be taken ill ficar doente. to speak ill falar mal. to take it ill sentir-se ofendido. with an ill grace desgraciosamente. -
7 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) estragar2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) satisfazer3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) satisfazer•- indulgent
- indulge in* * *in.dulge[ind'∧ldʒ] vt+vi 1 ter indulgência, favorecer, ceder, fazer a vontade, indultar, tolerar, perdoar. you indulge him in his vanity / você indulta a vaidade dele. he indulges his daughter too much / ele mima demasiado sua filha. 2 viciar-se, abandonar-se, perder-se em, ceder. she indulged in a cup of coffee / ela se deliciou com uma xícara de café. I occasionally allow myself to indulge at parties / ocasionalmente eu me permito tomar bebidas alcoólicas em festas. -
8 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferir2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferir•- interfering* * *in.ter.fere[intəf'iə] vt+vi 1 interferir (também Phys), intervir, interpor. 2 colidir. 3 intrometer-se. do not interfere with our affairs / não se intrometa em nossos negócios. -
9 telltale
adjective (giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known): the telltale signs of guilt.) revelador* * *tell.tale[t'elteil] n 1 bisbilhoteiro, mexeriqueiro, falador, tagarela. 2 sinal, indicador, mostrador. 3 registrador automático. • adj falador, indicador, denunciador, revelador. -
10 though
[ðəu] 1. conjunction((rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although: He went out, (even) though it was raining.) embora2. adverb(however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) contudo* * *[ðou] conj ainda que, posto que, embora, não obstante, entretanto, ainda quando, apesar de (também tho, tho’). though he saw the danger, he stayed / apesar de ver o perigo, ele ficou. it is worth attempting though we fail / vale a pena tentar, ainda que falhemos. it looks as though it would rain / parece que está querendo chover. it was quite certain though / aliás, estava bem certo. I hoped you had told him though / esperava, entretanto, que você lhe tivesse dito. -
11 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) compreender2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) compreender3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) perceber•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelecto2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) compreensão3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) acordo•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *un.der.stand[∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi (ps, pp understood) 1 compreender, entender, perceber. he understands boys / ele tem habilidade para lidar com rapazes. I cannot understand him / eu não o posso compreender. we could not make ourselves understood / não conseguimos nos fazer entender. 2 saber. 3 reconhecer. 4 ouvir, tomar conhecimento, ficar inteirado, ser informado. I was given to understand / deram-me a entender. he gave me to understand that he would be here soon / ele me deu a entender que estaria aqui logo. 5 supor, pensar, julgar, inferir, acreditar, crer. I understood him to say... / compreendi que ele disse. I understand that we need help / creio que precisamos de ajuda. 6 subentender, ser subentendido. am I to understand that you wish to go? / você quer dizer que deseja ir embora? an understood thing coisa lógica, natural. as I understand it assim como eu o entendo. that is understood isto é evidente, subentendido, natural. to understand by compreender por. to understand each other ( one another) entender-se. to understand from tomar conhecimento por intermédio de (carta etc.).————————understand.• adj 1 compreendido, entendido. 2 de acordo. 3 implícito. -
12 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) qual2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) que- which is which? - which is which* * *[witʃ] adj, pron 1 qual? quais? quê? which pictures did you like best? / de qual dos quadros você gostou mais? to which of our theaters do you wish to go? / para qual dos nossos teatros você deseja ir? 2 qual, quais, que, o que, qualquer. this red which is the most demanded colour / este vermelho que é a cor mais procurada. the step which you have taken will lead to... / fig o passo que você tomou conduzirá a... all of which todos os quais. do you know which is which? você sabe distinguir as duas coisas? he tried every which way ele tentou por todos os modos. of which do qual, dos quais, de que. which of you? quem (ou qual) de vocês? -
13 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) parar -
14 talk sense/nonsense
(to say sensible, or ridiculous, things: Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense.) dizer coisas certas/erradas -
15 arrival
1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) chegada2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) recém-chegado -
16 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) doente2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) mau3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) mau2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) a custo3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal•- ill-- illness - ill-at-ease - ill-fated - ill-feeling - ill-mannered / ill-bred - ill-tempered / ill-natured - ill-treat - ill-treatment - ill-use - ill-will - be taken ill -
17 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) mimar, fazer as vontades2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregar-se a3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) satisfazer uma vontade•- indulgent - indulge in -
18 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferir2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferir•- interfering -
19 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) amainar -
20 talk sense/nonsense
(to say sensible, or ridiculous, things: Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense.) falar sensatamente/bobagemEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > talk sense/nonsense
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