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1 bottleneck
noun (a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs: a bottleneck caused by roadworks.) engarrafamento* * *bot.tle.neck[b'ɔtəlnek] n 1 gargalo de garrafa. 2 fig passagem estreita. 3 fig condições que retardam o progresso. • adj estreito. -
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noun (a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs: a bottleneck caused by roadworks.) engarrafamento -
3 bottle
['botl] 1. noun(a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc: a lemonade bottle.) garrafa2. verb(to put into bottles.) engarrafar- bottle up* * *bot.tle[b'ɔtəl] n 1 garrafa, frasco, vidro recipiente. 2 capacidade de um frasco. 3 mamadeira. the child was brought up on the bottle / a criança foi criada com a mamadeira. 4 sl coragem. • vt engarrafar, pôr em frasco. hot water bottle bolsa de água quente. stone bottle frasco de barro. to bottle up conter, reter, refrear. we chatted over a bottle conversamos bebendo um bom trago. -
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