Longman - 2501a3000

other

Adjective: alternative; different; dissimilar; disparate; distinct - (Example: these homes use other fuels only because gas is unavailable - de outros)

classical

Adjective: ancient Greek; Grecian; Hellenic; Attic; traditional - (Example: classical mythology - clássico)

cruel

Adjective: brutal; savage; inhuman; barbaric; barbarous - (Example: the prisoner was a hard, cruel man - cruel)

head

Adjective: chief; principal; leading; main; first - (Example: the head waiter - cabeça)

brief

Adjective: concise; succinct; short; thumbnail; to the point - (Example: a brief account of what had happened - breve)

current

Adjective: contemporary; present-day; present; contemporaneous; ongoing - (Example: current fashions - atual)

sufficient

Adjective: enough; adequate; plenty of; ample; abundant - (Example: they had secured sufficient evidence to justify a charge - suficiente)

deep

Adjective: extending far down; extending far back; extending far in; extending a long way back; extensive - (Example: a deep ravine - profundo)

level

Adjective: flat; smooth; even; uniform; plane - (Example: these wallcoverings need to be hung on a smooth and level surface - nível)

previous

Adjective: foregoing; preceding; precursory; antecedent; above - (Example: her previous boyfriend - anterior)

cheap

Adjective: inexpensive; low-priced; low-price; low-cost; economical - (Example: the firm are offering cheap day trips to London - barato)

hurt

Adjective: injured; wounded; bruised; grazed; scratched - (Example: the doctor looked at my hurt hand - ferido)

permanent

Adjective: lasting; enduring; indefinite; continuing; perpetual - (Example: a permanent ban on the dumping of nuclear waste at sea - permanente)

nearby

Adjective: not far away; not far off; close at hand; near at hand; close by - (Example: a boy from one of the nearby villages - perto)

sensible

Adjective: practical; realistic; responsible; full of common sense; reasonable - (Example: isn't this the sensible thing to do? - sensato)

disappointed

Adjective: saddened; upset; let down; disheartened; downhearted - (Example: I was disappointed that my mother wasn't there - desapontado)

spring

Adjective: springlike; vernal - (Example: two days of warm spring weather - Primavera)

convenient

Adjective: suitable; appropriate; fitting; fit; suited - (Example: try to agree on a mutually convenient time - conveniente)

inevitable

Adjective: unavoidable; inescapable; bound to happen; sure to happen; inexorable - (Example: his resignation was inevitable - inevitável)

ill

Adjective: unwell; sick; not well; not very well; ailing - (Example: Mama was seriously ill - doente)

clean

Adverb: completely; entirely; totally; fully; wholly - (Example: I clean forgot her birthday - limpar)

heavily

Adverb: laboriously; slowly; ponderously; steadily; deliberately - (Example: Dad walked heavily towards the door - pesadamente)

almost

Adverb: nearly; just about; about; more or less; practically - (Example: lunch is almost ready - quase)

though

Adverb: nevertheless; nonetheless; even so; however; be that as it may - (Example: You can't always do that. You can try, though - embora)

possibly

Adverb: perhaps; maybe; it could be; it may be; it is possible - (Example: possibly he took the boy with him - possivelmente)

yet

Adverb: so far; thus far; as yet; still; even now - (Example: he has not made up his mind yet - ainda)

readily

Adverb: willingly; without hesitation; unhesitatingly; gladly; happily - (Example: Durkin readily offered to drive him - prontamente)

little

Determiner: hardly any; not much; slight; small; scant - (Example: they have low status and little political influence - pequeno)

government

Noun: administration; executive; regime; authority; powers that be - (Example: the government has announced defence cuts of a billion pounds - governo)

improvement

Noun: advance; development; upgrade; change for the better; refinement - (Example: an improvement in the quality of Britain's rivers - melhoria)

rhythm

Noun: beat; cadence; tempo; time; pace - (Example: the rhythm of the rock music thumped relentlessly - ritmo)

lane

Noun: byroad; byway; bridleway; bridle path; path - (Example: she walked along the country lanes - faixa)

holder

Noun: container; receptacle; case; casing; cover - (Example: a large knife in a leather holder - suporte)

challenge

Noun: dare; provocation; confrontation with; dispute with; stand against - (Example: he accepted the challenge - desafio)

date

Noun: day; day of the month; occasion; year; anniversary - (Example: the only dates he can remember are his birthday and 1066 - encontro)

pad

Noun: dressing; compress; pack; padding; wadding - (Example: Sister will put a pad over your eye for the time being - almofada)

check

Noun: examination; inspection; scrutiny; scrutinization; check-up - (Example: they did an official check of the records - Verifica)

capital

Noun: first city; most important city; seat of government; centre of administration; money - (Example: Warsaw is the capital of Poland - capital)

mate

Noun: friend; companion; boon companion; comrade; intimate - (Example: he's gone off to the pub with his mates - companheiro)

guess

Noun: hypothesis; theory; prediction; postulation; conjecture - (Example: my guess is that he is a receiver of stolen cars - adivinhar)

device

Noun: implement; gadget; utensil; tool; appliance - (Example: a device for measuring rapid pressure fluctuations - dispositivo)

hotel

Noun: inn - (Example: they provided plenty of good hot food - hotel)

prayer

Noun: invocation; intercession; devotion; appeal; plea - (Example: she stood in the chapel listening to the priest's murmured prayers - oração)

sack

Noun: laying waste; ransacking; plunder; plundering; sacking - (Example: after the sack of the city the cathedral fell into decay - saco)

chief

Noun: leader; chieftain; head; headman; ruler - (Example: a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand - chefe)

council

Noun: local authority; local government; municipal authority; civic authority; legislative body - (Example: they won an election for their seats on the council - conselho)

guy

Noun: man; fellow; gentleman; effigy of Guy Fawkes - (Example: he's quite a handsome guy - cara)

cloud

Noun: mass; billow; pall; shroud; mantle - (Example: a cloud of blue exhaust smoke - nuvem)

hospital

Noun: medical institution; medical centre; health centre; clinic; infirmary - (Example: children screamed in horror - hospital)

weather

Noun: meteorological conditions; atmospheric conditions; meteorology; climate - (Example: what's the weather like? - clima)

technique

Noun: method; approach; procedure; process; system - (Example: different techniques were developed for dealing with the problem - técnica)

nil

Noun: nothing; none - (Example: the brooch goes nicely with my scarf - nada)

wage

Noun: pay; payment; remuneration; salary; emolument - (Example: a fair wage - salário)

reading

Noun: perusal; study; scan; scanning; scrutiny - (Example: a cursory reading of the financial pages - leitura)

premise

Noun: proposition; assumption; hypothesis; thesis; presupposition - (Example: a philosophy based on the premise that human life consists of a series of choices - premissa)

application

Noun: request; appeal; petition; entreaty; plea - (Example: an application for an overdraft - aplicação)

scientist

Noun: researcher; technologist - (Example: the scientific establishment in Britain - cientista)

nonsense

Noun: rubbish; balderdash; gibberish; claptrap; blarney - (Example: don't talk complete nonsense, please! - absurdo)

tough

Noun: ruffian; rowdy; thug; hoodlum; hooligan - (Example: a gang of toughs - resistente)

plug

Noun: stopper; bung; cork; seal; spigot - (Example: she pulled out the plug and the liquid drained away - plugue)

name

Noun: title; denomination; designation; honorific; tag - (Example: her name's Gemma - nome)

wake

Noun: vigil; death-watch; watch; backwash; wash - (Example: a mourner at a wake - acordar)

singer

Noun: vocalist; soloist; songster; songstress - (Example: Miguelito began to sing a traditional Spanish folk song - cantor)

near

Preposition: close to; close by; not far from; not far away from; a short distance from - (Example: a family-run hotel near the seafront - perto)

among

Preposition: surrounded by; in the company of; amid; in the middle of; between - (Example: you're among friends - entre)

recommend

Verb: advocate; endorse; commend; approve; suggest - (Example: his former employer recommended him for the post - recomendar)

spare

Verb: afford; do without; manage without; get along without; dispense with - (Example: he could not spare any money - poupar)

combine

Verb: amalgamate; merge; unite; integrate; incorporate - (Example: he attempts to combine comedy with more serious themes - combinar)

programme

Verb: arrange; organize; schedule; plan; map out - (Example: she tried to programme her day into housework and study - programa)

show

Verb: be visible; be seen; be in view; manifest; display - (Example: the dropped stitches can be left if they do not show - exposição)

think

Verb: believe; be of the opinion; have as one's opinion; be of the view; be under the impression - (Example: do you think Isobel will come? - pensar)

focus

Verb: bring into focus; bring to a focus; concentrate; fix; centre - (Example: he focused his binoculars on the distant tower - foco)

tip

Verb: cap; top; crown; surmount; finish - (Example: mountains tipped with snow - dica)

generate

Verb: cause; give rise to; lead to; result in; bring about - (Example: the move should generate extra business - gerar)

communicate

Verb: convey; tell; impart; relay; transmit - (Example: he communicated the bad news to his boss - comunicar)

overcome

Verb: defeat; beat; best; conquer; trounce - (Example: neither team was strong enough to overcome the other - superar)

commission

Verb: engage; contract; charge; employ; hire - (Example: he commissioned Van Dyck to paint his portrait - comissão)

except

Verb: exclude; omit; leave out; rule out; count out - (Example: you're all crooks, present company excepted - exceto)

tail

Verb: follow; shadow; stalk; trail; track - (Example: a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London - rabo)

pardon

Verb: forgive; absolve; have mercy on; be merciful to; deal leniently with - (Example: I know she will pardon me - perdão)

welcome

Verb: greet; say hello to; salute; bid someone welcome; play host to - (Example: hotels should welcome guests in their own language - bem vinda)

increase

Verb: grow; get bigger; get larger; become greater; enlarge - (Example: gas demand is likely to increase - aumentar)

team

Verb: harness; yoke; saddle; bridle; hitch up - (Example: the horses are teamed in pairs - equipe)

nod

Verb: incline; bob; bow; dip; wag - (Example: all she could do was nod her head - aceno com a cabeça)

introduce

Verb: institute; initiate; launch; inaugurate; establish - (Example: he has tried to introduce a new system of joint consultation - introduzir)

retain

Verb: keep; keep possession of; keep hold of; hold on to; hold fast to - (Example: the government retained a minority share in the privatized industries - reter)

exit

Verb: leave; depart; take one's leave; make one's departure; make an exit - (Example: the doorway through which the doctor had just exited - Saída)

restrict

Verb: limit; impose limits on; set limits on; keep within bounds; keep under control - (Example: a busy working life restricted his leisure activities - restringir)

wave

Verb: move to and fro; move up and down; wag; waggle; ripple - (Example: Farrell waved a hand dismissively - onda)

purse

Verb: press together; compress; contract; tighten; pucker - (Example: the doctor pursed his lips in thought - Bolsa)

swear

Verb: promise; vow; promise under oath; solemnly promise; pledge oneself - (Example: they swore to marry each other - jurar)

place

Verb: put down; put; set; set down; lay down - (Example: newspapers and magazines were placed on the table - lugar)

propose

Verb: put forward; suggest; advance; offer; present - (Example: we could propose a simpler system - propor)

limit

Verb: restrict; curb; check; place a limit on; cap - (Example: Congress's power to legislate may be limited by the Constitution - limite)

launch

Verb: set afloat; float; send into orbit; put into orbit; throw - (Example: he ordered his crewmen to launch a boat - lançamento)

closet

Verb: shut away; sequester; seclude; cloister; insulate - (Example: David was closeted in the den with Luther - armário de roupa)

jam

Verb: stuff; shove; force; ram; thrust - (Example: he jammed a finger in each ear - geléia)

use

Verb: utilize; make use of; avail oneself of; employ; work - (Example: she used her key to open the front door - usar)

pad

Verb: walk quietly; tread softly; walk barefoot; walk in stockinged feet; walk in slippers - (Example: I make no noise as I pad along towards the bedroom - almofada)

paper

Verb: wallpaper; hang wallpaper on; line - (Example: we papered the walls and put up curtains to match - papel)