AC
A.C.
After Christ
Depois de Cristo. Obs.: antes de Cristo � B.C. (Before Christ).
academy, academic, academician
higher or specialized school
academia
accede
agree, assent, consent
aceder, aquiescer, consentir; ter acesso, alcan�ar, conseguir
accelerate, acceleration, accelerator
go faster
acelerar, apressar
accent, accented
emphasize; stress; local way of pronouncing a language:
"He noted our French accent.";
"S�rgio has a strong accent in English, but only a slight Spanish accent."
acento, entona��o, pron�ncia, sotaque; acentuar, dar �nfase
accentuate, accentuation
acentuar, salientar
accept, accepted, acceptance, acceptation
receive or take sth which is offered to; agree to; believe
aceitar, admitir
acceptable, acceptability
"The principal's suggestion was mutually acceptable."
bem-vindo, agrad�vel; aceit�vel
access, accession, accessible, accessibility
entrance; approach
acesso; eleva��o, ascens�o; adi��o, aquisi��o
accessary, accessory, accomplice
attachment, extra, addition; helper, assistant, partner
acess�rio, adicional; c�mplice
accident, accidental
sth that happens and is not expected, usually sth bad; mishap
acidente, acaso
accident waiting to happen, an
prone to be involved in some kind of disaster at some time: "That son of theirs is an accident
waiting to happen"; "All those old bottles of half-finished medicine in your cupboard are an accident waiting to happen!"
accident than design, more by
more through chance than because of anyone's skill or judgement: "He got the job more by accident
than design, since it was he who had to take over when his boss first went off sick."
acclaim, acclamation, accolade
praise; welcome
aclamar, aplaudir; aclama��o, aplauso; honra, louvor, pr�mio
acclimate, acclimatize, acclimatation
aclimar, aclimatar, climatizar
acclivity
upward slope, as of a hill
aclive
accommodate, accommodation
provide sb with a place in which to live; lodging; "The house was so big that it could
accommodate a real crowd." ; "Bend over backward to accommodate a long-term good customer" ;
"Too bad he couldn't accommodate himself to the traditional didactics." ; "The telephone company made no effort to
accommodate, as it regarded them, its clients' unreasonable requests."
adaptar, conciliar, ajustar, harmonizar, acordar; acomodar, alojar, hospedar; atender, prover,
fornecer
accompany, accompaniment, accompanist
go along with sb or sth, perhaps on a journey; "Of French she was ignorant, but she knew the
piano well enough to accompany the old-fashioned songs she had sung for thirty years." ; "He accompanied expertise
with eagerness to do a thorough survey."
acompanhar, seguir; acrescentar, somar, juntar
accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment
carry through to completion: perform, execute, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge, carry out;
"She is an accomplished violinist."
executar, realizar, concluir, consumar, completar, cumprir
accord, accordance, acording to
agree; be consistent with; (with, to) asserted:
"According to him the report is true" ;
"Accorded the same opportunities as men in education and professions, many women rose to positions of prominence" ;
"The long-waited accord ratification is on the way." ;
"The local election results gave them the same prestige accorded to environmentalists.";
"I accorded him my blessing.";
"To accord due praise.";
"To accord justice it due place.";
"To accord an honorary title."
acordo, consentimento, pacto, tratado, conv�nio, conformidade, concord�ncia; atender, conceder,
dar, outorgar, conferir, permitir; concordar, estar de acordo; segundo, conforme; Obs.: acordar = wake up
accordion
concertina
acorde�o
accost
"The wife of the South African ambassador was accosted by skinheads, who put out a cigarette
on her chest"
abordar, interpelar; Obs.: acostar = sail along the coast, lean against sth
account, accountable, accountability
record of money owed, received or paid; explain, give reasons for, account for:
"According to the doctor's account, the hospital always stressed the importance of a comprehensive treatment." ;
"His work was ranked as having no artistic account.";
"He took due account of that.";
"Of no account.";
"A man of great account.";
"A vivid account of the match."
explica��o, descri��o, narra��o, hist�ria, registro, relato, relat�rio; causa, motivo; conta, c�lculo, c�mputo;
valor, import�ncia, considera��o, respeito, proveito. Obs.: Conta � tamb�m count, sum, total.
on no account, not on any account
On no account will I ask them for money; Don't on any account switch off the computer
account, settle an
It has been suggested that the murder was committed as a way of settling an account between the
two gangs
acertar contas
account for
"How do you account for the fact that two of my dictionaries are missing?";
"Our company makes many products, but this is the one that accounts for most of our sales."
explicar, representar, responder por, responsabilizar-se por
take into account
levar em conta
accountancy, accounting, accountant
contabilidade
accouter, accoutre
fornecer equipamento, equipar
accredit
authorize, approve
credenciar, creditar, conferir poder, certificar, homologar; Obs.: acreditar = believe
accrue, accretion
aparecer, originar, acumular
accumulate, accumulation, accumulative
collect; pile up; continue gradually to increase
acrescentar, acumular
accuracy, accurate
correct and exact; "He will give the end user a more accurate picture of the kinds of costs
we have had."
acur�cia, exatid�o, precis�o
accurst, accursed
maldito, amaldi�oado
accuse, accuser, accusable, accusatory
charge sb with wrongdoing
acusar, incriminar
accustom
make used to, familiar with
acostumar, habituar
accustomed
"My accustomed walk.";
"In your accustomed manner."
acostumado; costumeiro, habitual, caracter�stico
ace
Sb of great skill, such as an aircraft fighter pilot:
"An ace at dancing.";
"To have an ace in the hole.";
"Within an ace of winning."
�s; trunfo; coisa insignificante, um triz. Obs.: A�o � steel.
ace up one's sleeve, to have an
to have an ace in the hole
manter uma surpresa, uma arma secreta, uma carta na manga
aces, hold all the
have all the advantages in a situation: "Don't make the mistake of assuming that the interviewers
hold all the aces; they are probably under as much pressure as you"
ache
pain
dor; doer, padecer
achieve, achievable, achievement
carry through to completion: perform, execute, accomplish, effect, fulfill, discharge; reach or
succeed in arriving at a goal, target or objective: reach, attain, gain, compass
completar/terminar com �xito, levar a cabo, conseguir
Achiles' heel (of), the
weakness in sb's character thar causes problems, or the weak part of a plan or argument: "Maria's
doing well at school, but science is her Achiles' heel"
acid, acidity, acidic
Strong acids can burn you
�cido
acid test, the
sth that shows whether a plan works well or sth is true: "It looks perfect, but will it sell
a lot? That's the acid test."; "This joint project is seen as an acid test of the alliance between the two companies";
"Questions about drug use were, at one time, the acid test for political candidates; now nobody cares what they've
done in their past lives"
prova real e decisiva do valor ou da autenticidade de algo
acknowledge, acknowledgement
admit to; recognize; accept sth as one's own
admitir, reconhecer, agradecer
acme
summit, apex, highest point or stage
ponto/n�vel/grau mais alto, apogeu, cume
acoustics, acoustic, acoustical
science of sound; "The acoustics were so bad that I could not hear the orchestra properly"
ac�stica, ac�stico
acquaint, acquaintance, acquainted with
person who is known, but not a close friend; make aware or familiar: "Let me acquaint you with
the facts
conhecimento, familiaridade; conhecido
acquaintance with, have a nodding/passing
know a person, place, or subject slightly: "The witness said that she had a nodding acquaintance
with the man"; "I've got a good knowledge of PCs but only a passing acquaintance with other types of computer"
acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent
increase, addition, acquisition
consentir, assentir, concordar, anuir, aquiescer
acquire, acquirement
adquirir
acquisition
aquisi��o, compra, ganho
acquisitive
"An acquisitive society."
aquisitivo; ambicioso, ganancioso, �vido
acquit, acquital, acquitted
declare not guilty; set free
quitar, absolver
acre, acreage
unit of area; estate; area of land measured in acres:
"A football pitch has an area of about one and a half acres";
"I have read acres of newspapers."
acre; grande quantidade
acrid, acerbic
bitter
�cido, acre, amargo
acrimony, acrimonious
comportamento mau/�cido/amargo
acrobat, acrobatic, acrobatics
person who does balancing tricks, often in a circus
acr�bata
acronym
word formed from the initial letters of other words
acr�nimo
across
from one side to the other
atrav�s, de (um)lado a (outro)lado,
across the board
geral, global, abrangente; de ou para tudo e todos
acrostic
set of words, often in the form of poem, where the first letters of each line spell a word
acr�stico
act, action
1) thing done:
"There are some acts you do every day";
"He disclosed that he had acted as double agent for several years.";
"Corrective actions must be taken.";
2) behave; play a part or pretend:
"He acts the part of a pirate in our play";
3) (good) deed; gesture;
4) law(suit), case:
"The police reported three violations of the 1990 Act";
"An act of Parliament.";
"The Foreign Investment Review Act.";
"Act of sale."
ato, atitude, a��o, medida, provid�ncia, feito, atua��o; agir, atuar;
lei, decreto, portaria, escritura, contrato;
Obs.: a��o (bolsa de valores) = share, stock; a��o judicial = case, (law)suit; boa a��o = good deed
act on
"Tony's father gave him a lot of good advice, but he didn't act on it."
agir de acordo com
act up
"Sandra lost her patience when the kids started acting up."
comportar-se mal, fazer bagun�a
act of God
for�a maior; acidente fatal; caso imprevisto
a balancing act
situation in which sb is trying to do a lot of different things at the same time, especially when
this is difficult: "Going out to work and looking after the family can be a difficult balancing act for new parents"
catch someone in the act
catch someone at it, catch someone red-handed, catch someone with their trousers down; see sb
doing sth, usually sth wrong: "I caught the girls in the act of lighting up cigarettes"
clean up one's act
start behaving in a more acceptable way after sb has been behaving badly: "I think it's about time
I cleaned up my act and started taking my responsibilities a bit more seriously" ; "Unless the party cleans up its act,
we can expect a clear swing to the Opposition in the next election"
get in on the act
take part in an activity that sb else has started, in order to get some of the advantages for oneself:
"Everybody's getting in on the act now; the market's totally flooded with computer games of this type" ;
"They are the only two countries with military satellites, and they don't want others to get in on the act"
get one's act together
do sth in a more organized and effective way than before: "We're going to have to get our act
together if we want to finish this job by the end of the month"; "He'll have to get his act together and improve his
grades if he wants to study medicine"
be a hard/tough act to follow
sb has done sth so successful or impressive that it will be difficult for anyone else to be as
good: "It won't be easy taking over from the old managing director; he's quite a hard act to follow" ;
"Shulman's magnificent first novel is an extremely hard act to follow"
put on an act
The most uncomfortable part now is the interviews, because I can't put on an act, particularly
on TV
do a vanishing/disappearing act
deliberately go away from a place so that nobody can find sb: "Bod always does a vanishing act
when I want him to help in the garden"
actions speak louder than words
what one does is more important than what one says, and people will judge one by the things one
does: "Okay, well, since actions speak louder than words, I think we should consider a one-day strike" ;
"Actions speak louder than words, so we have to make sure that we give our customers what we have promised them"
a piece/slice of the action
opportunity to be involved in sth that is successful or exciting: "Now the band is so successful,
everyone in the music business wants a piece of the action"
acting
interino
activate, activation
ativar
active, activity, activist
busy, full of energy
ativo, operante
actor, actress
ator, atriz
actual, actually
existing in fact; real:
"Those who read Mr. Riis's story of his own life will remember the incidents that gave him form actual personal experience
his horror of these tramp lodging-houses.";
"So as to provide the text with realism, he exclusively based his instances on actual happenings.";
"The actual practice.";
"My actual words."
real, verdadeiro, efetivo, concreto, exato.
Obs.: Atual � present, current.
actually
in fact; as a matter of fact:
"Actually, he did not expect to face such fierce opposition from other shareholders when he appointed his own brother
to the office.";
"They actually declared that they would leave us."
realmente, verdadeiramente, na realidade, na verdade, de fato, ali�s, mesmo, a rigor;
Obs.: Atualmente � nowadays, now, today, presently, currently
actuate
acionar, mover
acumen, acuity
agudeza, acuidade, sagacidade, perspic�cia
acute
sharp, penetrating: "He had an acute pain in his shoulder; coming to a crisis: The situation is
acute"
agudo, agu�ado, arguto, sagaz, perspicaz