Übersetzungen für „meretricious“ im Englisch » Portugiesisch-Wörterbuch

delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs] ADJ

delicious

delicioso(-a)

malicious [məˈlɪʃəs] ADJ

malicious

malicioso(-a)

malicious

malvado(-a)

I . precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADJ

1. precious (of great value):

precious

precioso(-a)

precious

valioso(-a)

to be precious to sb

ter muito valor para alguém

2. precious (affected):

precious

afetado(-a)

II . precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADV ugs

precious few

pouquíssimos

atrocious [əˈtroʊʃəs, Brit -ˈtrəʊ-] ADJ

atrocious

atroz

ferocious [fəˈroʊʃəs, Brit -ˈrəʊ-] ADJ

ferocious

feroz

precocious [prɪˈkoʊʃəs, Brit -ˈkəʊ-] ADJ

precocious

precoce

nutritious [nuːˈtrɪʃəs, Brit njuː-] ADJ

nutritious

nutritivo(-a)

pretentious [prɪˈtentʃəs] ADJ abw

pretentious

pretensioso(-a)

ceremonious [ˌserəˈmoʊnɪəs, Brit -ɪˈməʊ-] ADJ

ceremonious

cerimonioso(-a)

unpretentious [ˌʌnprɪˈtentʃəs] ADJ

unpretentious

despretensioso(-a)

suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] ADJ

1. suspicious (arousing suspicion):

suspicious

suspeito(-a)

2. suspicious (lacking trust):

suspicious

desconfiado(-a)

to be suspicious of sb

estar desconfiado de alguém

I . gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] ADJ

gracious

gentil

gracious

gracioso(-a)

II . gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] INTERJ

gracious (me)!

meu Deus!

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs, Brit tɪˈ-] ADJ

tenacious belief

firme

tenacious person

obstinado(-a)

voracious [vɔːˈreɪʃəs, Brit vəˈ-] ADJ

voracious

voraz

ungracious [ˌʌnˈgreɪʃəs] ADJ form

ungracious

desagradável

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

If we resent being disturbed and provoked, we try to dismiss a work as meretricious and sensationalist.

www.ft.com

And the televised events have not been entirely meretricious.

www.ft.com

Place a heavy bet on the meretricious.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

And let us not overlook the fair number of trashy, meretricious cashings-in on the case.

www.independent.co.uk

Nor advisers, consultants, urgers and meretricious players, obviously about as they are.

www.theage.com.au

When it comes to wine auctions, being the biggest is merely a meretricious claim, the proof of which is what ultimately ends up in one's glass.

www.thedrinksbusiness.com

One only has to consider the case being made for fixed terms to begin to understand how meretricious it is.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Meretricious means tawdry or offensively insincere and does not mean meritorious.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sport, in full view, the meretricious breast.

en.wikipedia.org

And what a meretricious figure she now looks after this ill-judged programme.

www.dailymail.co.uk