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B2 · People & family
B2 · Pessoas e família
companheiro
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
Reconheci um companheiro de sofrimento, esperando nervosamente do lado de fora da sala de exame.
fellow members/citizens/workers
SinônimosassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartnerAntônimosstrangerrivalenemyoutsideradotar
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
uma campanha para incentivar casais sem filhos a adotar
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
Sinônimostake infosterchooseselectembraceacceptAntônimosrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuseabandonar, largar
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
O bebê tinha sido abandonado pela mãe na frente de um hospital.
SinônimosrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaiveAntônimoskeepretaincontinuemaintainsupportsi mesmo
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
Seu eu privado/profissional (= como ele se comporta em casa/no trabalho)
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
SinônimosindividualidentityegobeingpersonAntônimosotherexternalnon-selftítulo de dívida, debênture, obrigação
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
A empresa emitiu títulos de dívida de cinco anos para financiar sua nova fábrica.
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
Sinônimosdebenturesecurityfixed-income securityAntônimosstockequitydeparar-se com, enfrentar, encontrar
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
Nós enfrentamos vários problemas quando nos mudamos para uma casa nova.
Sinônimosmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-inAntônimosavoidanceescapedeparture
