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1 buoy
[bɔi] n 1 Naut bóia. 2 salva-vidas. 3 fig tábua de salvação. • vt 1 Naut colocar bóias. 2 marcar com bóias. life-buoy salva-vidas. to buoy up manter boiando, fazer flutuar. -
2 buoy
bóiaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > buoy
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3 buoy
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4 bell-buoy
bell-buoy[b'el bɔi] n Naut bóia de sino. -
5 breeches-buoy
breech.es-buoy[br'i:tʃiz bɔi] n Naut dispositivo salva-vidas que desliza, por intermédio de um cabo, do navio naufragante a outro. -
6 danger buoy
dan.ger buoy[d'eindʒə bɔi] n Naut bóia que marca um perigo isolado para navegação. -
7 life buoy
life buoy[l'aif bɔi] n bóia na forma de anel usada como salva-vidas. -
8 life-buoy
life-buoysalva-vidas. -
9 the buoy broke adrift
the buoy broke adrifta bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. -
10 to buoy up
to buoy upmanter boiando, fazer flutuar. -
11 whistling-buoy
whis.tling-buoy[w'isliŋ bɔi] n bóia de apito. -
12 nun buoy
nun bu.oy[n'∧n bɔi] n Naut bóia cônica. -
13 control buoy
boia indicadora de zona minadaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > control buoy
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14 marking buoy
boia de referência, boia balizadora de campo de minasEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > marking buoy
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15 mine buoy
baliza de mina, bóia de minaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > mine buoy
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16 life\ buoy
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17 buoyage
buoy.age[b'ɔiidʒ] n 1 bóias. 2 marcação com bóias. -
18 buoyance
buoy.ance[b'ɔiəns] n 1 poder de flutuação. 2 flutuabilidade. 3 força ascensional. 4 fig alegria de viver, esperança, ânimo. -
19 buoyancy
buoy.an.cy[b'ɔiənsi] n = link=%20buoyance buoyance. -
20 buoyant
buoy.ant[b'ɔiənt] adj 1 flutuante. 2 capaz de manter flutuante. 3 leve, com tendência de levantar-se ou de boiar. 4 fig animado, esperançoso, alegre.
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