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1 an ethnic alloy of many peoples
an ethnic alloy of many peoplesuma mistura étnica de muitos povos.English-Portuguese dictionary > an ethnic alloy of many peoples
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2 alloy
['æloi](a mixture of two or more metals.) liga* * *al.loy[əl'ɔi] n 1 liga: a) fusão de um metal inferior com um superior. b) fusão de dois ou mais metais ou de metal com metalóide. 2 mistura ou qualquer inclusão maléfica ou prejudicial. • vt 1 ligar, misturar (metais). 2 diminuir o valor de um metal (juntando metal inferior). an ethnic alloy of many peoples uma mistura étnica de muitos povos.
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