Formas compostas:
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| daily special n | (dish of the day) (restaurante) | especial do dia loc sm |
| | Our daily special today is chicken marsala served with pilau rice. |
| | O especial do dia é marsala de frango servido com arroz pilaf. |
extra special,
extra-special adj | (unique or remarkable) (único) | muito especial loc adj |
| make a special effort v expr | (try very hard, be unusually conscientious) | fazer um esforço especial vt + sm + adj |
| | I have to make a special effort to get along with my co-worker. |
| | It's your mum's birthday so please make a special effort to behave. |
| pay special attention to [sth] v expr | (take specific note of) | atentar para expres v |
| | The math teacher said we should pay special attention to the negative signs. |
| something special n | (unique quality) | algo especial sm |
| | I knew there was something special about him the moment I first saw him. |
| special agent n | (government investigator) (investigador governamental) | agente especial sm, sf |
| | The special agent stepped off the plane in Miami. |
| special agent n | (spy) | espião sm |
| special appearance n | (TV, film, etc.: performance by guest star) (TV, filme, etc.: performance de ator convidado) | participação especial sf |
| special case n | (exception) | exceção sf |
| | | caso especial sm |
| | I don't usually ask you for money but this is a special case. |
| special circumstance n | (exceptional situation) | ocasião especial sf |
| | | circunstância especial sf |
| | | situação excepcional sf |
| special committee n | (assembly formed for specific purpose) (assembléia formada para um caso específico) | comitê especial sm |
| | | comissão específica sf |
| | | comissão especial sf |
| | The council formed a special committee tasked with lowering the city's pollution levels. |
| special edition n | (newspaper, magazine: extra issue) (jornal, revista: edição especial) | edição especial sf |
| | I read a good article in the special edition of the science magazine "Discover". |
| special education n | (specific-needs teaching) (ensino especializado para pessoas com necessidades especiais) | educação especial sf |
| | | educação especializada sf |
| | | educação diferenciada sf |
| special educational needs npl | (learning difficulties) (dificuldade de aprendizado) | necessidade de educação especial expres |
| special effect n | usually plural (cinema, TV: visual created artificially) (ilusão, efeito visual reproduzido) | efeito especial sm |
| | The film has lots of stunning special effects but no story. |
| special election n | (election outside usual schedule) | eleição especial sf + adj |
| special forces npl | (crack military team) (equipe militar) | forças especiais sf pl |
special interest,
special-interest adj | (group: lobbying for a specific cause) | de interesse especial loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Many people think the special interest groups buy candidates in U.S. elections. |
| | The Senator did his best to avoid the special-interest groups. |
| special interests npl | (groups that influence policy) (figurado, política) | interesses particulares loc sm pl |
| | There is a widespread belief that special interests influence politics through campaign contributions. |
| special needs npl | (learning difficulties) | dificuldade de aprendizado sf |
| | | necessidades especiais sf pl |
| | The children at this school have a variety of special needs. |
| special needs n as adj | (relating to learning difficulties) | de necessidades especiais loc adj |
| | Jo is a special needs teacher. |
| special occasion n | (important event, celebration) (importante evento ou celebração) | ocasião especial sf |
| special offer n | (bargain) | promoção especial sf |
| | | oferta especial sf |
| | One of the store's special offers is a half-price television set. |
| special permission n | (specific authorization) (autorização específica) | permissão especial sf |
| | | autorização específica sf |
| | They had to apply for special permission to film in the national park. |
| special privilege n | (exclusive advantage) | privilégio sm |
| | | vantagem exclusiva sf |
that special someone,
a special someone n | (person: object of affections) | pessoa especial sf + adj |
| special treatment n | (preferential kindness or allowance) (gentileza preferencial ou permissão) | tratamento especial sm |
| | Billy received special treatment at the hospital because his illness was so serious. |
| special-interest group n | (team that lobbies for a cause) (figurado, política) | grupos de interesse loc sm pl |
| | | grupos de pressão loc sm pl |
| | All these special interest groups are making our job much harder. |
| SWAT n | acronym (law enforcement unit) (abrev., polícia especializada) | SWAT sf |
| Today's Special n | (menu item: speciality) | especialidade do dia loc sf |
| | | prato do dia loc sm |