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1 chew the cud
((of cows etc) to bring food from the stomach back into the mouth and chew it again.) ruminar -
2 chew the cud
((of cows etc) to bring food from the stomach back into the mouth and chew it again.) ruminar -
3 to chew the cud
to chew the cuda) ruminar. b) fig pensar, meditar. -
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5 cud
* * *[k∧d] n alimento que os ruminantes trazem do estômago para a boca a fim de tornar a mastigá-lo. to chew the cud a) ruminar. b) fig pensar, meditar. -
6 chew
[ u:](to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.) mastigar* * *[tʃu:] n 1 mastigação. 2 aquilo que se mastiga. 3 tabaco de mascar. 4 bocado. • vt+vi 1 mastigar, mascar. 2 fig ruminar, remoer, ponderar, refletir bem, pensar muito. 3 fig palrar, tagarelar. to bite off more than you can chew coll ter os olhos maiores que a boca, pretender fazer mais do que é capaz. to chew on/ over something coll considerar, pensar cuidadosamente a respeito de algo. to chew out coll repreender, censurar severamente. to chew the cud 1 ruminar. 2 pensar muito antes de tomar uma decisão. to chew the fat Amer sl ter uma longa conversa, bater um longo papo. -
7 to chew out
to chew outcoll repreender, censurar severamente. to chew the cud 1 ruminar. 2 pensar muito antes de tomar uma decisão.
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chew the cud — 1. (of cows, etc) to masticate for a second time food that has already been swallowed and partly digested in the first stomach 2. To ruminate in thought (also chew over) • • • Main Entry: ↑chew chew the cud (informal) To meditate, to reflect • •… … Useful english dictionary
chew the cud — If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
chew the cud — ► chew the cud think or talk reflectively. Main Entry: ↑cud … English terms dictionary
chew the cud — 1) if an animal chews the cud, it brings food that it has swallowed back into its mouth to chew again 2) informal if you chew the cud, you spend a long time thinking or talking about something … English dictionary
chew the cud — If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Chew the cud — If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something … Dictionary of English idioms
chew the cud — Meaning Spend some time chatting. Origin Cows move their mouths when chewing the cud (grass) and give the appearance of talking … Meaning and origin of phrases
chew the cud — informal to think about something carefully and for a long time. He sat chewing the cud all morning … New idioms dictionary
To chew the cud — Cud Cud (k[u^]d), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. k[ o]der bait, Icel. kvi[eth]r womb, Goth. qi[thorn]us. Cf. {Quid}.] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To chew the cud — chew chew (ch[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chewed} (ch[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chewing}.] [As ce[ o]wan, akin to D. kauwen, G. kauen. Cf. {Chaw}, {Jaw}.] 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. [1913 Webster] 2. To ruminate mentally;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chew the cud — regurgitate the contents of the stomach and chew them again (done by cows and other ruminants) … English contemporary dictionary