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subtlety
/ˈsʌt̬.əl.t̬i/
the quality of being subtle
(sutileza)
Listening to the interview, I was impressed by the subtlety of the questions.
anonymous!
/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/
pat
/pæt/
to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat:
- I bent down to pat the little puppy.
the act of patting a person or animal:
- I gave the little boy a pat on the head.
(emotional) shortcomings
/ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard
(deficiência)
- Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children.
a failing or fault
defeito [ masculine ]
- A lack of tolerance is one of her shortcomings.
- A falta de tolerância é um dos seus defeitos.
a plan with few shortcomings
um plano com poucos defeitos
approach
to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
aproximar-se (a), chegar (a)
- We could just see the train approaching in the distance.
- If you look out of the window on the left, you’ll see that
- we’re now approaching the Eiffel Tower.
- I see it’s approaching lunchtime, so let’s take a break.
- In my opinion, no other composers even begin to approach (= come near in quality to) Mozart.
to deal with something
abordar
- I’m not sure how to approach the problem.
a way of considering or doing something
abordagem
- Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different approach to it.
- I’ve just read an interesting book which has a new approach to Shakespeare.
- Michael is always very logical in his approach.
- the approach of spring
a aproximação da primavera
perseverance
/ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
snarky
/ˈsnɑːr.ki/
criticizing someone in an annoyed way and trying to hurt their feelings:
(sarcasm)
- There was some idiot at the back of the room making snarky comments.
wary
/ˈwer.i/
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
(receoso)
- I’m a little wary of/about giving people my address when I don’t know them very well.
