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1 corn on the cob
(an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.) -
2 corn on the cob
(an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.) -
3 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga* * *ear1[i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.————————ear2[i2] n espiga. • vi espigar. -
4 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ouvido, orelha2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido•- earache- eardrum - earlobe - earmark - earring - earshot - be all ears - go in one ear and out the other - play by ear - up to one's ears in - up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga -
5 beard
[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) barba2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) barba•- bearded* * *[biəd] n 1 barba (também de animais). 2 pragana. 3 farpa. 4 barbilhão (de ave ou peixe). 5 bisso (dos moluscos bivalves). 6 brânquias (de ostras etc.). 7 Typogr relevo, talude. • vt 1 enfrentar, desafiar. 2 puxar pela barba. 3 prover de barba. 4 barbar, adquirir barba. -
6 beard
[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) barba2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) barba•- bearded
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ear — for hearing and ear of corn seem in some way to belong together, but in fact they are two quite distinct words etymologically. Ear for hearing [OE] is an ancient term that goes right back to the Indo European roots of the language. Its ancestor… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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