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1 cornucopia
cor.nu.co.pi.a[kɔ:njuk'oupiə] n cornucópia: 1 vaso em forma de corno. 2 fig abundância, riqueza. -
2 horn of plenty
horn of plen.ty[hɔ:n əv pl'enti] n cornucópia. -
3 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) de chifre3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) de chifre4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) trompa7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *[hɔ:n] n 1 chifre, corno. 2 cornucópia. 3 qualquer coisa em forma de chifre. 4 tentáculo. 5 Mus trompa, corneta. 6 buzina. 7 megafone, porta-voz. • vt+vi 1 cornear, colocar cornos. 2 ferir com os cornos, chifrar. • adj feito de chifre. handle of horn cabo de chifre. horns of a dilemma duas coisas igualmente desagradáveis entre as quais é preciso optar. shoe horn calçadeira. to blow one’s own horn fazer autopromoção. to horn in Amer sl intrometer-se. to take the bull by the horns enfrentar a situação.
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Cornucopia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Cornucopia (desambiguación). Representación de una cornucopia La cornucopia (del latín cornu, ‘cuerno’ y copĭa, ‘abundancia’), conocida también en español como el … Wikipedia Español
cornucopia — sustantivo femenino 1. Vaso en forma de cuerno del que salían frutas y flores, símbolo de la abundancia en la antigüedad clásica: La cornucopia es un motivo bastante frecuente en el arte clásico. 2. Espejo adornado con uno o más brazos para poner … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Cornucopia — Cor nu*co pi*a (k[^o]r n[ u]*k[=o] p[i^]*[.a]), n.; pl. {Cornucopias} ( [.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See {Horn}, and {Copious}.] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornucopia — c.1500, from L.L. cornucopia, from L. cornu copiae horn of plenty, originally the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus. See HORN (Cf. horn) and COPIOUS (Cf. copious) … Etymology dictionary
cornucopia — (Del lat. cornucopĭa). 1. f. Vaso en forma de cuerno que representa la abundancia. Era u. t. c. m.) 2. Espejo de marco tallado y dorado, que suele tener en la parte inferior uno o más brazos para poner bujías cuya luz reverbere en el mismo espejo … Diccionario de la lengua española
cornucopia — index boom (prosperity), sufficiency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cornucópia — s. f. 1. Símbolo da agricultura e do comércio (é um vaso em forma de corno que se representa cheio de frutos e flores). 2. Corno mitológico, atributo da abundância … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
cornucopia — ► NOUN 1) a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. 2) an abundant supply of good things. DERIVATIVES cornucopian adjective. ORIGIN from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty (a mythical horn able to… … English terms dictionary
cornucopia — [kôr΄nə kō′pē ə, kôr΄nyo͞okō′pē ə] n. [L cornu copiae, horn of plenty: see HORN & COPIOUS] 1. Gr. Myth. a horn of the goat that suckled Zeus: it becomes full of whatever its owner wants 2. a representation in painting, sculpture, etc. of a horn… … English World dictionary
Cornucopia — Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens (ca. 1630) For other uses, see Cornucopia (disambiguation). The cornucopia (in Latin also cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment … Wikipedia
Cornucopia — (De lat. cornu copia, la abundancia del cuerno.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 Vaso en forma de cuerno, rebosante de frutas y flores, que entre los antiguos griegos y romanos simbolizaba la abundancia. 2 Espejo con un marco dorado tallado y varios… … Enciclopedia Universal
