{"id":4977,"date":"2014-09-05T20:12:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T20:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4977"},"modified":"2017-05-11T20:56:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T20:56:40","slug":"termos-gerais-pouco-comuns-letra-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4977","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Vocabulary – D"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
dab (to) \/ dab (n)
\n<\/td>		bater levemente; dar batidinhas = to pat or tap gently; \"I dabbed my eyes with a handkerchief\"; \"he dabbed his mouth with his napkin\" \/\/ um punhado; um pouquinho; pincelada, pitada = a quick or light pat, as with something soft; \"I don't want a lot of whipped cream; just give me a dab\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dabble (to)<\/td>interessar-se por; to dabble in ...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dandruff<\/td>caspa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dangle (to) \/ dangling<\/td>1) balan\u00e7ar, oscilar; \"she sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water\" \/ 2) atrair, seduzir; \"they refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes\" \/\/ pendente, balan\u00e7ando; \"a pair of dangling earrings\"; \"; \"there was an electrical cord dangling from the wall\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
daub (to)<\/td>borrar, emplastar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
daunt (to) \/ daunting<\/td>desalentar, desencorajar, amedrontar = to frighten; to scare; to dishearten \/ desanimador, desalentador, desencorajador \/ daunting task = tarefa dificil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dawdle (to)<\/td>demorar, tardar = to spend time idly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
daze (to) \/ daze (n)
\n<\/td>		atordoar, aturdir, ficar atordoado; \"she was dazed by his revelations\" \/\/ espanto, assombro, atordoamento, torpor; \"he went into a daze when they told him the news\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dazzle (to) \/ dazzling
\n<\/td>		ofuscar; deslumbrar \/ ofuscante, deslumbrante
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
debacle<\/td>fracasso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
decadent<\/td>1) decadente = relating to or marked by decadence; decaying \/ 2) characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence \"a rich and decadent dessert\"; \"the hotel's decadent luxury\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
decease (arc; formal)
\n<\/td>		morte, \u00f3bito = the act of dying; death; demise; \"at his decease\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deciduous<\/td>cujas folhas caem; dec\u00edduo, caducif\u00f3lio; \"deciduous tree\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
decimate (to) \/ decimation
\n<\/td>		dizimar, aniquilar \/ dizima\u00e7\u00e3o, aniquilamento
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
decoy
\n<\/td>		chamariz, isca, armadilha = a person, thing, or action that lures another into danger or a trap; \"the hunters used a decoy to lure the ducks\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deface (to)<\/td>desfigurar, deformar = to spoil or mar the surface, legibility, or appearance of; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
defer (to)<\/td>adiar; protelar = to delay, to postpone, to put off
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deflate (to)
\n<\/td>		murchar, esvaziar; \"he deflated one of the tires\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deft<\/td>h\u00e1bil, destro, esperto = brisk, nimble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
defuse (to)
\n<\/td>		desarmar, desativar; \"explosives specialists tried to defuse the grenade\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deign\u00a0<\/td>dignar-se a fazer = to do something that you think you should not have to do because you are too important; \"she would not even deign to talk to him = ela nem sequer se dignou a falar com ele\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deleterious<\/td>delet\u00e9rio, danoso, nocivo = harmful; \"the deleterious effects of the drug\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
delineate (to)<\/td>delinear, tra\u00e7ar = to sketch, to outline, to depict
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
delve (to)
\n<\/td>		1) procurar, pesquisar em busca de informa\u00e7\u00e3o; \"we delved into the files to find out when the event happened\" \/\/ 2) escavar (animal) = to dig
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
demeanor; demeanour<\/td>conduta, atitude, comportamento<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
demiurge
\n<\/td>		demiurgo, divindade, criador = a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
denizen
\n<\/td>		habitante, ocupante, frequentador = inhabitant, resident; \"the denizens of the inner cities\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dependable<\/td>confi\u00e1vel, digno de confian\u00e7a = reliable, trustworthy
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deplete (to) \/ depletion<\/td>esvaziar, esgotar, exaurir \/ esvaziamento, esgotamento<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deprecate (to)<\/td>depreciar, menosprezar, subestimar = to disparage; to belittle; to underrate; to underestimate
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
derelict
\n<\/td>		1) abandonado = in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect; \"a derelict ship\"; \"the cities were derelict and dying\" \/ 2) desamparado = a person without a home, job, or property; a homeless person; \"the church offered food and shelter to derelicts\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deride (to) \/ derision
\n<\/td>		zombar, ca\u00e7oar, ridicularizar = to mock, to scoff, to sneer \/ zombaria, esc\u00e1rnio, deboche
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
derisory<\/td>irris\u00f3rio = laughably small \"a derisory sum\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
derogatory<\/td>pejorativo, depreciativo = disparaging; \"a derogatory remark\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
derrick
\n<\/td>		guindaste = a crane for lifting cargo, such as on a ship.
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
despondent<\/td>desesperan\u00e7ado, deprimido, melanc\u00f3lico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deterrent (n) \/ deterrent (adj)
\n<\/td>		meio de impedir; impedimento \/\/ dissuasivo
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
detract (to)<\/td>diminuir, depreciar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
detriment<\/td>detrimento, preju\u00edzo, perda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
devious<\/td>1) malandro, esperto (pessoa) \/ 2) desonesto, tortuoso (plano)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
devout
\n<\/td>		devoto, religioso; \"she was a devout Catholic\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
diffident<\/td>desconfiado, acanhado, reservado = shy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
din<\/td>barulho, ru\u00eddo, estrondo, estampido, estr\u00e9pito = a loud, confused, continued noise; \"the fans made an awful din\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dint<\/td>1) pancada, golpe \/ 2) meio, for\u00e7a \/\/ by dint of = por causa de; \"to achieve success by dint of hard work\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
disheveled
\n<\/td>		despenteado, desgrenhado; \"a man with long, disheveled hair\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dismal<\/td>triste, sombrio, l\u00fagubre, deprimente = causing gloom or depression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
disparage (to) \/ disparaging
\n<\/td>		depreciar; menosprezar = to underrate; to undervalue; to belittle \/ depreciativo, pejorativo = derogatory
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dispel (to)<\/td>dissipar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
disquiet
\n<\/td>		inquieta\u00e7\u00e3o, intranquilidade = lack of calm; anxiety
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
disreputable<\/td>mal-afamado, baixo, reles = lacking of good reputation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dissolute<\/td>dissoluto; devasso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
distraught
\n<\/td>		aflito, angustiado, agoniado = deeply agitated; bewildered; \"the distraught mother waited for news of her child\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
distressing<\/td>angustiante = causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsettin; \"distressing news\"; \"the lack of news from the village is distressing for everyone\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
divest (to)<\/td>1) desfazer-se, despojar, privar de algo = to rid, to free; \"we may have to divest assets to raise capital\" \/ 2) despir-se = to strip (of clothes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
divulge (to)<\/td>divulgar, revelar = to make known, to reveal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dob (to)<\/td>trair, delatar, dedurar, denunciar
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
docket<\/td>recibo de entrega; s\u00famula, sum\u00e1rio, boleto, pauta = a brief written summary of a document
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dodge (to)
\n<\/td>		esquivar, evitar, fugir, sonegar = to avoid, evade, or elude, especially by dishonest or unlawful means; \"they accused him of dodging his taxes\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
doldrums<\/td>abatimento, estagna\u00e7\u00e3o, calmaria \/ to be in the doldrums = estar abatido (person); estar estagnado, parado (business)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
don (to)<\/td>vestir = to put on clothes; \"to don one's gloves\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dormant<\/td>inativo, dormente, sonolento = inactive, such as in sleep; \"dormant seeds\"; \"dormant volcano\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dour<\/td>1) severo, austero = grim, severe, stern, harsh \"she gave us a dour look\" \/ 2) triste, melanc\u00f3lico, sorumb\u00e1tico = gloomy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
douse (to)<\/td>embeber, ensopar = to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dovetail (n) \/ dovetail (to)
\n<\/td>		cauda de andorinha (carpintaria); \"the antique piece of furniture has beautiful dovetails\" \/ encaixar = to join or fit together harmoniously
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
downy
\n<\/td>		felpudo, penugento = covered with soft fine hair or feathers
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
doze (to)<\/td>cochilar, dormitar, tirar um cochilo = to sleep lightly, to take a nap, to slumber, to snooze
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
drab<\/td>1) sombrio, triste, opaco, apagado, sem-gra\u00e7a = lacking brightness or interest; not colorful, dreary, cheerless; \"the landscape was drab and gray\"; \"the young girl was wearing drab clothes\" \/ 2) mon\u00f3tono = boring; \"a drab life\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
drawl
\n<\/td>		fala ou sotaque arrastado = a slow, lazy way of speaking; \"a Texas drawl\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
drench (to)
\n<\/td>		encharcar, ensopar, embeber = to soak
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
drifter<\/td>vagabundo, andarilho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
droop (to) \/ drooping
\n<\/td>		1) inclinar, pender, murchar (flor) = to fade, to wither, to wilt; \"the flowers drooped in the heat\" \/ 2) esmorecer, desfalecer \/\/ pendurado, pendente; \"the flowers were drooping because of the hot weather\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
druthers<\/td>prefer\u00eancias<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dud (n) \/ dud (adj)
\n<\/td>		1) fracasso, fiasco; \"the movie turned out to be a dud\" \/ 2) defeituoso, engui\u00e7ado; \"a dud phone\"
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dung
\n<\/td>		excremento animal, estrume, esterco = manure
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dungeon
\n<\/td>		masmorra, calabou\u00e7o
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dupe (n) \/ dupe (to)<\/td>ot\u00e1rio, trouxa, ing\u00eanuo \/ enganar = to deceive, to trick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dwindle (to)
\n<\/td>		diminuir, degenerar, definhar, perder import\u00e2ncia; \"our food supply began to dwindle\"
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