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61 spinach
['spini‹, -ni ]1) (a kind of plant whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable: He grows spinach in his garden.) espinafre2) (the leaves as food: We had steak and spinach for dinner.) espinafre* * *spin.ach[sp'inidʒ] n Bot 1 espinafre. 2 sl coisa sem importância, ninharia, bagatela, Brit coll droga, porcaria. -
62 sunflower
noun (a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil.) girassol* * *sun.flow.er[s'∧nflauə] n girassol. -
63 surveyor
noun (a person whose job is to survey buildings or land.) inspector* * *sur.vey.or[səv'eiə] n 1 agrimensor. 2 inspetor, conferente alfandegário. 3 avaliador. 4 pesquisador. town surveyor inspetor municipal. -
64 tolerance
1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) tolerância2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) resistência* * *tol.er.ance[t'ɔlərəns] n 1 tolerância, indulgência, condescendência. 2 resistência, tolerância ou resistência ao frio. -
65 tuner
1) ((also piano-tuner) a person whose profession is tuning pianos.) afinador2) (the dial on a radio etc used to tune in to the different stations.) sintonizador3) (a radio which is part of a stereo system.) sintonizador* * *tun.er[tj'u:nə] n 1 afinador. 2 Radio escala ou bobina de sintonização, sintonizador. -
66 typist
noun (a person whose job is to type: She works as a typist; She is a typist in a publishing firm.) datilografo* * *typ.ist[t'aipist] n datilógrafo. -
67 walnut
1) (a type of tree whose wood is used for making furniture etc.) nogueira2) (the nut produced by this tree.) noz3) (( also adjective) (of) the wood of the tree: a walnut table.) de nogueira* * *wal.nut[w'ɔ:ln∧t] n 1 noz. 2 nogueira: a) árvore ( Juglans regia). b) madeira da nogueira. • adj cor da nogueira. -
68 widow
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69 widower
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70 wood
[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) madeira2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bosque3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) taco de golfe•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood* * *[wud] n 1 madeira, lenha. 2 floresta, selva, bosque, mato (também woods). 3 objeto de madeira. 4 tina, barrica, barril. 5 Mus instrumento de sopro de madeira. 6 woods Mus instrumentos de sopro de madeira de uma orquestra. • vt+vi 1 prover ou abastecer com madeira ou lenha. 2 reflorestar, plantar árvores. • adj 1 de madeira. 2 do mato. a clearing in the wood uma clareira na floresta. he is out of the wood ele está fora de perigo. to cut out the dead wood cortar, eliminar o desnecessário, supérfluo. touch/ knock (on) wood bata na madeira (para afugentar a má sorte). wine drawn from the wood vinho da pipa. you cannot see the wood for the trees você está tão envolvido com os detalhes que perdeu de vista o todo. -
71 woodcutter
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72 an unknown quantity
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73 caregiver
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74 clothes moth
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75 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) cúbico -
76 day school
(a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home.) externato -
77 gravedigger
noun (a person whose job is digging graves.) coveiro -
78 rule the roost
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79 shipbuilder
noun (a person whose business is the construction of ships: a firm of shipbuilders.) armador -
80 sugar-cane
noun (a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained.) cana-de-açucar
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whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
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whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
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