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1 elephant
['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefante* * *el.e.phant['elif2nt] n Zool elefante. white elephant / fig coisa cara que só causa problema. to sel pink elephants / coll ter alucinações provocadas pela ingestão de bebidas alcoólicas em excesso. -
2 elephant
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3 elephant
['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefante -
4 elephant seal
el.e.phant seal['elifænt si:l] n Zool elefante-marinho. -
5 elephant’s ear
el.e.phant’s ear['elifænts i2] n Bot begônia. -
6 elephant grass
capim altoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > elephant grass
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7 elephant steel shelter
abrigo de chapas de açoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > elephant steel shelter
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8 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.)* * *white el.e.phant[wait 'elifənt] n 1 qualquer coisa de manutenção dispendiosa. 2 qualquer posse atribulativa. -
9 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.) elefante branco -
10 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trompete2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) barrido2. verb(to play the trumpet.) fazer barulho- blow one's own trumpet* * *trump.et[tr'∧mpit] n 1 trompa, trombeta, corneta, clarim. 2 objeto em forma de trompa, corneta acústica. 3 som de corneta ou de trompa. 4 barrido, barrito (a voz do elefante). • vt+vi 1 tocar trombeta ou corneta. 2 soar como trombeta ou corneta. 3 trombetear, proclamar em voz alta. 4 barrir (elefante). the last trumpet a trompa do juízo final, o fim do mundo. to blow one’s own trumpet elogiar a si próprio, blasonar. -
11 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) mala•- trunks* * *trunk1[tr∧ŋk] n 1 tronco de árvore. 2 baú, mala de viagem. 3 tronco, corpo (sem os membros). 4 parte principal. 5 linha tronco (de telefone, de estrada de ferro). 6 tromba de elefante. 7 Amer porta-malas (carro). 8 trunks calção de banho, sunga. • adj 1 principal. 2 relativo ao tronco. bathing trunk calção de banho masculino.————————trunk2[tr'∧ŋk] n Comp 1 cabo. 2 linha comum, condutor comum. -
12 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trombeta2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) barrido2. verb(to play the trumpet.) trombetear- blow one's own trumpet -
13 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) porta-malas•- trunks -
14 Bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) touro2) (a bull's-eye.) mosca•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye* * *Bull4[bul], John Bull n 1 personificação do inglês típico. 2 personificação da nação inglesa. -
15 bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) touro2) (a bull's-eye.) mosca•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye* * *bull1[bul] n 1 touro. 2 macho de elefante, baleia e outros grandes animais. 3 especulador da bolsa. 4 Amer sl policial, detetive. 5 Amer bobagem, conversa tola 6 Bull Astr constelação do Touro. • vt+vi 1 especular na bolsa. 2 produzir alta na bolsa. 3 mugir (a vaca no cio). • adj 1 macho. 2 como touro, forte, grande, bravo. 3 relativo à alta de preços na bolsa. he took the bull by the horns fig ele enfrentou a dificuldade. like a bull in a china shop fig como um elefante na loja de porcelanas.————————bull2[bul] n bula papal.————————bull3[bul] n disparate, despautério, absurdo. -
16 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) filhote de2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) barriga da perna* * *calf1[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) 1 bezerro: a) vitelo, novilho. b) a pele curtida deste animal. 2 filhote de vários animais, como: elefante, baleia, alce, hipopótamo, rinoceronte, etc. 3 massa de gelo flutuante que se desprendeu da costa ou de um iceberg. calf’s-foot jelly geléia de mocotó. in calf, with calf prenhe (animais).————————calf2[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) panturrilha, barriga da perna. -
17 cow
I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) vaca2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) fêmea•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) intimidar* * *cow1[kau] n 1 vaca. 2 fêmea de outros grandes mamíferos (como do elefante, rinoceronte, baleia, etc.).————————cow2[kau] vt amedrontar, intimidar, assustar. they cowed him into submitting / intimidaram-no até ceder. -
18 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca/alguma vez2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) IMPOSSIBLE!•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempre verde/hífen?- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *ev.er['ev2] adv 1 sempre, constantemente, eternamente, continuamente. the ever increasing poverty / a pobreza sempre crescente. an ever recurrent complaint / uma queixa que sempre se repete. 2 jamais, nunca. did you ever see anything like it? / já viu uma coisa dessas? 3 já, alguma vez. be as quick as ever you can apresse-se o mais que puder. ever after, ever afterwards, ever since desde então, depois que, desde, desde o tempo que. ever and again continuamente, sempre de novo. for ever para sempre. for ever so long quem sabe, por quanto tempo. hardly ever quase nunca. if I were ever so rich por mais rico que eu fosse. liberty for ever! viva a liberdade! not for ever so much nem por tudo deste mundo. who ever can it be? quem poderia ser? -
19 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) manada2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) juntar- - herd- herdsman
- the herd instinct* * *[hə:d] n 1 rebanho, bando, manada. 2 multidão de pessoas. 3 massa popular. • vt+vi 1 arrebanhar(-se), agrupar(-se). 2 pastorear. the vulgar herd, the common herd o populacho. to herd with associar-se a. -
20 ivory
noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) marfim* * *i.vo.ry['aivəri] n 1 marfim, presa de elefante. 2 objeto feito de marfim. 3 cor de marfim. 4 ivories a) sl dentes (como pérolas). b) dados. c) sl teclado (de piano). d) bolas de bilhar. • adj 1 de marfim, feito de marfim, como marfim. 2 amarelo-claro, da cor de marfim, ebúrneo. to show one’s ivories sl mostrar os dentes. to tickle the ivories tocar piano.
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