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1 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) cauda -
2 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) luz traseira -
3 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) final -
4 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) luz traseira -
5 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *[teil] n 1 rabo, cauda. 2 cauda de vestido. 3 cauda de avião. 4 cauda de um cometa. 5 parte traseira, fim, final, séquito, comitiva, conclusão. 6 trança, rabo de cabelo. 7 tails verso de moeda, coroa. 8 fraque, terno a rigor. 9 morgado, propriedade vinculada. 10 Typogr pé de página. 11 sl nádegas, traseiro. 12 sl pessoa contratada para seguir alguém, "sombra". 13 sl genitália feminina ou o pênis. 14 sl relação sexual. • vt+vi 1 colocar um rabo ou uma cauda. 2 formar a cauda, o fim, o final. 3 seguir imediatamente. 4 juntar, adicionar, emendar (uma coisa no fim de outra), amarrar por uma extremidade. 5 sl seguir, espionar. • adj no fim, nas costas, atrás. heads or tails? cara ou coroa? (ao tirar a sorte com moeda). not to make head or tail of it não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim. out of the tail of one’s eye com um olho de soslaio. tail of the eye canto do olho. to tail after someone seguir alguém nos calcanhares. to tail away sumir, diminuir, decrescer. to tail in fixar por uma extremidade. to tail off diminuir, enfraquecer. to turn tail virar as costas, fugir, escapar. to twist the lion’s tail irritar a Inglaterra. to wear the hair in tails usar o cabelo trançado. with one’s tail between one’s legs com o rabo entre as pernas.————————tailoring -
6 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa- tail-end- tail-light - tail wind - tail off -
7 pony-tail
noun ((a kind of hairstyle with the) hair tied in a bunch at the back of the head.) rabo de cavalo -
8 pony-tail
noun ((a kind of hairstyle with the) hair tied in a bunch at the back of the head.) rabo-de-cavalo -
9 chipmunk
(a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back.) esquilo* * *chip.munk[tʃ'ipm∧ŋk] n Amer tâmia: espécie de esquilo com o dorso listrado. -
10 curtailment
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11 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) pirilampo* * *glow-worm[gl'ou wə:m] n vaga-lume, pirilampo. -
12 pigtail
noun (a plait usually worn at the sides of the head: She wears her hair in pigtails.) rabo de cavalo* * *pig.tail[p'igteil] n 1 rabo (de porco). 2 fumo em corda. 3 trança, rabicho. 4 Tech rabicho flexível da escova de carvão. -
13 rattlesnake
noun (a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle.) cascavel* * *rat.tle.snake[r'ætəlsneik] n Zool cascavel. -
14 retailer
noun (a person who sells goods retail; a shopkeeper.) comerciante* * *re.tail.er[r'i:teilə] n varejista. -
15 cattail
noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) -
16 horsehair
noun, adjective ((of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail: The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.) crina de cavalo -
17 swordtail
noun (a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail.) -
18 cattail
noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) tabua -
19 chipmunk
(a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back.) tâmia -
20 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) pirilampo, vaga-lume
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