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Computational Linguistics Group, 2008
University of Vigo

English-Portuguese CLUVI Dictionary

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- parallel, park, part, particular, partly, party, pass, passage, passing, passive, passport, past, past, path, patient, pause, pay, peace, peaceful


passive


- adjective
- passivo

EN When Thornton's partners Hans and Pete, arrived on the long-expected raft, Buck refused to notice them till he learned they were close to Thornton; after that he tolerated them in a passive sort of way, accepting favours from them as though he favoured them by accepting.
PT Quando os sócios de Thornton, Hans e Pete, chegaram na jangada há muito esperada, Buck recusou-se a dar sequer notícia deles, excepto quando percebeu serem amigos de Thornton; depois disso tolerava-os, mas de modo passivo, aceitando-lhes os favores como que por favor seu.
- Fonte: SEL (1229)