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1 camel’s-hair
cam.el’s-hair[k'æməlz hɛə] n 1 pêlo de camelo. 2 camelão: tecido de pêlo de camelo. • adj de pêlo de camelo. -
2 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) palha2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) palha3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) palhinha•* * *[strɔ:] n 1 palha. 2 canudo. 3 fig ninharia, bagatela, pouquinho. • adj 1 de palha. 2 sem valor. 3 cor de palha. a straw in the wind indício, sinal. I don’t care a straw coll pouco me importa, não dou a mínima. it is not worth a straw não vale um tostão. it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back) é a última gota que faz transbordar o copo, é a gota d’água. man of straw a) homem de palha (espantalho). b) testa de ferro. straw bid Amer oferta pro forma. to clutch (ou grasp at) a straw fig agarrar-se em qualquer coisa no desespero.
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