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[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gás2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gás3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) gás4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gás2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) gazear- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks* * *[gæs] n 1 Phys gás: corpo gasoso, combustível, iluminação, mistura de gases, arma de guerra. 2 Amer coll gasolina. 3 Amer sl conversa fiada, boba. 4 Amer sl coisa ou pessoa muito agradável, atraente ou divertida. • vt+vi 1 suprir com gás. 2 tratar com gás, usar gás em. 3 soltar gás. 4 atacar com gás tóxico. 5 coll suprir com gasolina. 6 Amer sl conversar à toa. anti-gas defesa contra gás. gas and gaiters bobagem, tolice. rare gas gás raro. to stepp on the gas pisar fundo no acelerador. to turn on (down) the gas abrir (fechar) o gás. waste gas gás de combustão, gás inaproveitável.
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