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Please, act your age and stop buying yourself toys! start learning
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to behave in a way which is typical for people of your age, not like a much younger person Não seja criança, não seja infantil, aja de acordo com a sua idade
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I think she looks young for her age. start learning
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the number of years someone has
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I think I didn't get the job because of age discrimination. start learning
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unfair treatment of people because they are old a discriminação em razão da idade; discriminação por motivo de idade
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When he comes of age, we’ll have a special celebration. He'll receive the money when he comes of age. start learning
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to reach the age when you are legally an adult
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I gave up my seat on the underground when an elderly woman got on. start learning
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start learning
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behaving like a younger person
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He showed a lack of maturity for his age. start learning
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when someone behaves sensibly and like an adult
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He's now 40 and he's still in his prime. start learning
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the time in your life when you are strongest and most active. to be in your prime/in the prime of life estar na flor de idade
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If you are dissatisfied with our service, please let us know. start learning
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not happy because something is not as good as you had expected insatisfeito, descontente
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I can't understand your illogical behaviour. Make up your mind! start learning
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not sensible or reasonable
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start learning
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living or continuing for ever
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He gets impatient with the kids. start learning
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annoyed because of delays or mistakes that make you wait
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He felt insecure about his appearance. start learning
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not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people
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I won't bore you with all the irrelevant details. start learning
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not useful or important in a particular situation
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Make sure your child does not misbehave. start learning
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She had misinterpreted his silence as anger. start learning
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to understand something wrongly
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He looked out into a crowd of unfamiliar faces. start learning
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Please take care of yourself and change your unhealthy diet. start learning
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pouco saudável, que faz mal à saúde. pouco saudável [pessoa], doentio [aparência] doentio [interesse]
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It had an unpredictable ending. start learning
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not behaving or happening in the way that you expect, different and interesting
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She had rather unrealistic expectations of marriage. start learning
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unrealistic ideas are not sensible or based on what is really likely to happen
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He's unwilling to admit he was wrong. start learning
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not wanting to do something, or refusing to do it
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She was filled with despair when she thought about her future. start learning
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a feeling that you have no hope at all
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Phil’s really dreading his interview tomorrow. start learning
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to feel very worried about something that is going to happen
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He was going nowhere with the new book he was writing. start learning
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to have no success, or to make no progress
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have mixed feelings about We had mixed feelings about moving so far away. start learning
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to have feelings of happiness and sadness at the same time to have mixed feelings (about sth) ter sentimentos contraditórios (em relação a alguma coisa)
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My mother told me to always look on the bright side of life. start learning
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to think of the good things about a situation olhar o lado risonho v · olhar para o lado positivo v
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I'm so looking forward to my next holiday. start learning
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to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen aguardar com expectativa, com ansiedade
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I prefer a film with an upbeat ending. start learning
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cheerful and making you feel that good things will happen
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Every marriage has its ups and downs. start learning
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the good and bad things that happen in life, business etc
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My dad's in charge of the TV remote in our house! start learning
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to have control over or responsibility for something or someone estar encarregado de algo v · ser responsável por algo/alguém v
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Does this umbrella belong to you? start learning
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if something belongs to you, you own it pertencer a alguém; ser de alguém
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Can I pay by credit card? start learning
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a small plastic card that you use to buy goods or services and pay for them later
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My children stay up late on a Friday start learning
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Duane and his wife own a restaurant in Atlanta. start learning
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if you own something, it legally belongs to you, especially because you bought it or were given it
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I'm currently doing a part-time job. start learning
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for only a part of the normal working day or week
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My daughter is getting her ears pierced when she's older. start learning
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to make a hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point
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She used to run her own business abroad. start learning
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to organize or be in charge of an activity, business, organization, or country
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I see lots of children riding scooters in the park. start learning
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a small two-wheeled vehicle with an engine
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I own my smartphone to check my email, browse the internet and many other things. start learning
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a mobile phone which you can use as a small computer smartphone, telefone inteligente [aparelho que combina as funções de computador de mão e telemóvel]
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When did you first travel solo? start learning
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when someone flies or does an activity alone solo [apresentação, voo, etc.] solo [em música]
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I'm babysitting for a toddler tonight. start learning
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a young child who has just learned to walk criança que está a aprender a dar os primeiros passos
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She was wearing a lot of make-up. start learning
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to have something such as clothes, shoes, make-up or jewellery on your body usar [uma roupa, um perfume, uma joia, etc.
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They will arrive any time now. start learning
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A qualquer momento; agora
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Can Ella ride a bicycle yet? start learning
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a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet
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My friend's daughter is bilingual - her father is Spanish and her mother is Polish. start learning
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able to speak two languages very well
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I'm the editor of a bimonthly magazine start learning
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appearing or happening once every two months or twice each month
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The band had to cut short its concert tour. start learning
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to stop doing something earlier than you had planned
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We expected the company to drag its heels. start learning
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arraste os seus calcanhares
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We'll be there in no time. start learning
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The doctor arrived in the nick of time. start learning
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at the last moment before it is too late to do something
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You can travel on an intercity train across Europe. start learning
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happening between two or more cities, or going from one city to another
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Our company is part of an international group. start learning
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relating to or involving more than one country
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During the interval of the play, you can get a drink from the theatre bar. start learning
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a period of time between two events or activities
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She had an interview for a teaching job. start learning
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a meeting in which someone asks you questions, especially to find out if you are suitable for a job
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He's killing time before his doctor's appointment. start learning
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spend time doing something unimportant while waiting for something
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It'll be impossible to make up for lost time. start learning
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lost time or opportunities have not been used in the way that would have given you the greatest advantage recuperar o tempo perdido
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How many megabytes is this file? start learning
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a unit for measuring computer information, equal to just over a million bytes
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The teacher used a megaphone at sports-day so that he could be heard. start learning
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a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd
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Japan’s largest producer of microchips has just opened a factory in the UK. start learning
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a very small piece of silicon containing electronic parts, used in computers and other machines
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Each sample was examined under the microscope. start learning
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a scientific instrument that makes extremely small things look larger
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You can heat the soup in a microwave. start learning
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a machine that cooks food very quickly, using electric waves instead of heat
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She works as a multimedia designer in San Francisco. start learning
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using a mixture of sounds, pictures etc to give information, especially on a computer
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There is a multi-storey car park next to the shopping centre. start learning
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a multi-storey building has many levels
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I usually have to multitask when I'm at work. start learning
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to do more than one thing at the same thing
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There's no need to rush. Take your time. start learning
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to do something without worrying demore o tempo que quiser
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She told him time after time that if he didn't stop gambling, she'd leave him. start learning
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The goods are in transit. start learning
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the process of moving goods or people from one place to another durante o transporte, em trânsito
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Translate the text from Italian to English. start learning
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to change written or spoken words into another language
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We need improved rail transport in this town. start learning
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a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
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