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81 witch-doctor
noun (in some African tribes, a person whose profession is to cure illness and keep away evil magical influences.) curandeiro -
82 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) incógnitaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > an unknown quantity
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83 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) discutir, brigar2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentar (a favor, contra)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) persuadir (a, a não)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) sustentar•- arguable- argument - argumentative -
84 argument
1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) discussão2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argumento -
85 bone china
(china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used.) porcelana -
86 butcher
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87 cacao
(the tropical tree from whose seeds cocoa and chocolate are made.) cacau -
88 cactus
['kæktəs]plurals - cacti; noun(a prickly plant whose stem stores water.) cacto -
89 cannabis
['kænəbis](a drug made from Indian hemp, whose use is illegal in many countries: He is hooked on (= addicted to) cannabis.) maconha, haxixe -
90 caregiver
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91 cassava
((also tapioca plant) a tropical plant, whose roots yield tapioca.) mandioca -
92 cauliflower
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93 clothes moth
(a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes.) traça -
94 crèche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.) creche2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) -
95 crustacean
noun, adjective((of) any of a group of animals, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc, whose bodies are covered with a hard shell.) crustáceo -
96 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.) centímetro/metro cúbico -
97 day school
(a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home.) externato -
98 electrician
[-ʃən]noun (a person whose job is to make, install, repair etc electrical equipment: The electrician mended the electric fan.) eletricista -
99 estate agent
(a person whose job is to sell houses and land.) corretor de imóveis -
100 executioner
noun (a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons.) carrasco
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whose — [ huz ] function word *** 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 player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whose — 1. Despite a long established folk belief (which Fowler deplored) that whose, when used as a relative, should only mean of whom and not of which, usage over several centuries from the time of Shakespeare and Milton supports its use with reference … Modern English usage
whose — W1S2 [hu:z] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAs, from hwa; WHO] 1.) used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to ▪ Whose is this? ▪ Whose keys are on the kitchen counter? 2.) used to show the relationship between a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whose — [ho͞oz] pron. [ME whos, hwas < OE hwæs, gen. of hwa, WHO] that or those belonging to whom: used without a following noun [whose is this? whose will look best?] possessive pronominal adj. of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which… … English World dictionary
Whose — (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s, gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.] The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}. [1913 Webster] Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. [1913 Webster] The question whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
whose — gen. of WHO (Cf. who); from O.E. hwæs, gen. of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) … Etymology dictionary
whose — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) belonging to or associated with which person. 2) (as possessive determiner ) of whom or which. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whose — [[t]huːz[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]hu͟ːz[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) PRON REL You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the… … English dictionary
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
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English