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again
anew, afresh, once more; encore
mais uma vez, de novo, novamente
again and again
"The teacher made the whole class repeat the sentence again and again"
muitas e muitas vezes, repetidas vezes
against
in opposition/contrary/counter to;
contra
against the grain
"It really goes against the grain to have to work overtime"
contra a natureza; contra a pr�pria convic��o; contra os veios naturais (da madeira); com avers�o
agape
spiritual love; (with the mouth) wide open
agate
�gata
age, ageless(ness), agelong
grow old, mature, ripen, mellow, come of age, attain majority; era, epoch, period, time
idade, era; envelhecer
age, act one's
stop been childish/silly: "Why don't you just act your age for once?"
age, come of
become legally old enough to have an adult's rights/duties: "I come of age in the '60s, when
there were chances, when it was all there waiting"; reach a level at which sb/sth is recognized as being fully mature,
developed, independent: "The English language feature film came of age in the 1930s"
age before beauty
'"Age before beauty", Alice said, holding open the door for Sara.
"Pearls before swine", Sara replied.'
idade antes da beleza; idosos primeiro
age (of such-and-such), a/the ripe old
a/the grand old age of such-and-such: "She lived to the grand old age of 91."
agency
means, medium, instrumentality; intervention, mediation, operation:
"At that time, George Swimmer, former Foreign Affairs Minister, ran the government's Environmental Protection Agency.";
"His chief aim was to turn it into a totally independent agency.";
"Central Intelligence Agency";
"Supernatural agency"
ag�ncia, escrit�rio (ou fun��o do agente); ag�ncia de publicidade; divis�o administrativa ou org�o do
governo, departamento, organiza��o, entidade, reparti��o; influ�ncia. Obs.: ag�ncia banc�ria = (bank) branch
agenda
list/program of things to be done/considered; schedule, calendar, docket, program, plan:
"He was mistakenly believed to be a politician with an effective agenda for greater economic equality.";
"The President's agenda"
agenda, pauta, ordem do dia, programa de trabalho;
programa (de governo), programa��o, plano(s), plataforma (pol�tica), objetivos.
Obs: agenda de compromissos = calendar; agenda de endere�os = address book, notebook
agenda, a hidden
things that one secretly intends to achieve from a plan or action:
"He was elected to serve his country, but he had a hidden agenda - all his friends have positions of power now"
agent
representative, intermediary, spokesperson; factor, cause, means, instrument;
"The All Trade Services' agent promised he would personally see to it.";
"A travel agent"; "A real-estate agent"; "An insurance agent"
agente, representante, vendedor, corretor; funcion�rio do governo (policial); espi�o; empres�rio
(art�stico)
agglomerate, agglomeration
form/collect/gather into a rounded mass
agglutinate, agglutination
cause to adhere, as with glue; join together into a group or mass
aggrandize, aggrandizement
enlarge, extend, exaggerate
aggravate, aggravation
worsen, intensify, increase, exacerbate, irritate, annoy:
"People who think they know it all really aggravate me";
"Grief aggravated his ilness";
"Threats will only aggravate her";
"Words that will aggravate him very much"
agravar, tornar mais grave, (fazer) piorar, tornar pior, exacerbar; irritar, importunar, exasperar.
Obs.: agravar � tamb�m worsen, deteriorate
aggregate
total, sum, whole; combination
massa, material
aggression, aggressor
offense, assault, attack, onslaught, encroachment; war, invasion, belligerence, hostility,
combativeness
agress�o, inj�ria, ataque, ofensa
aggressive
"Assisted by an aggressive marketing campaign, the University of Phoenix has used the technology
to turn itself into the country's largest private university"
determinado, empenhado, com firme prop�sito, com for�a de vontade, sem medir esfor�os para atingir
objetivos; intenso
aggrieve
distress; aflict; inflict injury on
afligir, entristecer, magoar; prejudicar
aghast
awestruck, agape
consternado, aterrorizado, chocado
agile, agility
nimble, active, spry; quick, acrobatic, athletic
�gil, vivo, esperto
agitate, agitation, agitator
perturb, disturb, ruffle, fluster
agitar, sacudir
aglow
ablaze
incandescente, excitado
agnostic
skeptic, doubter
agn�stico, ateu
ago
since, over, past
h� (tempo)
agog
eager, avid, keen, enthusiastic, expectant, impatient, breathless
ansioso, curioso, na expectativa
agony, agonize
pain, torture, anguish, throes (of death), distress, torment:
"With cries and agonies";
"The agonies suffered by the poor";
"Deep agonies"
agonia, afli��o, tormento, arroubo
agony aunt
Most newspapers have agony aunts with their own advice columns
mulher que d� conselhos pessoais por meio de coluna de jornal, programa de r�dio ou TV
agonize over
"Arnold is the type of person who agonizes over every decision he has to make"
angustiar-se, esquentar muito a cabe�a com
agrarian, agriculture, agronomy
cultivation, husbandry, farming, agronomy, gardening
agr�rio, agricultura, agronomia
agree, agreable, agreement
conform, coincide, harmonize; consent, accord, accede, acquiesce:
"The publisher agrees to issue the work with 18 months"
concordar, estar de acordo, aceitar, aprovar; assumir um compromisso, comprometer-se; agradar, favorecer
agree to differ
decide to stop arguing with each other because neither of them is prepared to change their
opinion: "I think we're just going to have to agree to differ, don't you?"
agreement, a gentleman's
agreement that is not written down, but is made between people who trust each other:
"Business in this region has traditionally been conducted by gentleman's agreement - a simple handshake secures a deal"
agreement
"To make an agreement"
consentimento, concord�ncia; contrato, conven��o
aground
grounded, stranded
encalhado
ague
chill (desease)
mal�ria, tremedeira
ahead
in front/advance, before; winning
em frente, adiante, primeiro
ahem
attract attention, express doubt/warning
tossir para chamar aten��o
aid
help, assist, succor
ajudar, socorrer
aide (-de-camp)
assistant, helper
ajudante de ordem
ail, ailment
suffer, be/feel ill/sick, have pain; trouble
estar doente, sentir-se indisposto
aim, aimless
direct, point, train, level, focus; aspire to, try/strive for
apontar, mirar
aim at
"Such an advertisement is surely aimed at people who have lots of money to spend"
dirigir(-se) a
aim to
"By making it more difficult to buy weapons, the government aims to reduce the crime rate"
pretender, visar
ain't
am not, is not, are not, has not, have not: She ain't done nothin'
it/sb ain't all that
sth or sb is not as good or special as sb else thinks: "Next time Julie tries to make you feel
bad, you just tell her she ain't all that"
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
don't try to change the way sth works or is done, when it works well the way it is: "These guys
on the board want to change the management structure again. I say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
air, airless, airy, airiness
atmosphere
ar; jeito, atitude
air, clear the
discuss a problem to try to solve it or get rid of bad feelings; quarrel/argument clears the air
if it gives people the opportunity to express their opinions frankly and so reduces tension:
"A good argument often clears the air." ; "Mel finally tried to clear the air by asking Carla what was bothering her"
air, give sb the
reject as a lover: "He's been depressed since last weekend when she gave him the air."
vanish/disappear into thin air
disappear suddently in a way that is surprising or difficult to undestand; suddenly and completely:
"My keys seem to have disappeared into thin air." ; "I don't know, money just seems to disappear into thin air"
out of thin air
suddenly and unexpectedly: "Then suddenly, out of thin air, she appeared in the room."
walk on air; be walking on air
(feel/being) extremely happy, often so that one does not notice anything else; thrilled to bits;
on cloud nine; in seventh heaven; over the moon; pleased as Punch; happy as a clam: "He's been walking on air ever
since he met Julia." ; "The play just got a great review in New York, so I'm walking on air today"
feliz da vida
hot air
statements that sound very impressive or exciting but really have no meaning: "Why do our
politicians spout so much hot air?"
be in the air
if a feeling or idea is in the air, everyone seems to be feeling it or thinking about it:
"There was a hint of panic in the air yesterday as the markets fell to their lowest point this month" ;
"Divorce may be in the air for Cara and her latest husband"
be up in the air
be unplanned at the moment: "Everything's up in the air until we hear what's happening in December"
aircraft
airplane, airship
aeronave, avi�o
airline
airways, (air) carrier; air shuttle:
"To measure a distance by air line"
companhia a�rea, empresa de transporte a�reo; linha reta
airport
airfield, airstrip
aeroporto
airs
pretension(s), fa�ade
put on airs (and graces); give oneself airs
when sb is behaving as if they were more important than other people; behave in a way that
suggests that they want people to think that they are more important or sophisticated than they really are:
"Bella never put on airs and graces, remaining a real Blackpool girl." ;
"I like him - he doesn't put on airs about his famous sister"
airscrew
airtight
hermetic; flawless
herm�tico
aisle
passageway, path, corridor
ala; corredor entre bancos/poltronas
be rolling in the aisles
laughing a lot while watching or hearing sth: "Kevin's jokes still keep audiences rolling in the
aisles"
aitch
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ajar
partially opened; agape
entreaberto (porta)
akin
related, kindred, (a)like, similar
consang��neo; semelhante, parecido