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1 pidgin
['pi‹ən](any of a number of languages which consist of a mixture of English, French, Portuguese etc and some non-European (especially African) language: Beach-la-mar is a pidgin spoken in parts of the southern Pacific Ocean; ( also adjective) pidgin English.) língua franca* * *pidg.in[p'idʒin] n Ling pidgin: fala híbrida constituída, em geral, por uma mistura de duas ou mais línguas, com vocabulário e gramática rudimentares, e utilizada para comunicação entre grupos falantes de línguas diferentes. -
2 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) simples3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sem graça2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[plein] n 1 planície. 2 plains Amer prado, campina. • adj 1 plano, raso, liso. 2 manifesto, claro, evidente, óbvio. in plain English / em bom e claro inglês. 3 franco, sincero. he used plain language towards him / ele lhe falou com toda a franqueza. 4 simples, comum, modesto. 5 singelo, natural. 6 unicolor. in plain clothes em trajes civis, à paisana. to be plain with agir corretamente com, usar de franqueza com. to make plain explicar, explanar, elucidar. -
3 pidgin
['pi‹ən](any of a number of languages which consist of a mixture of English, French, Portuguese etc and some non-European (especially African) language: Beach-la-mar is a pidgin spoken in parts of the southern Pacific Ocean; ( also adjective) pidgin English.) pidgin -
4 fluent
['fluənt]1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) fluente2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) fluente•- fluency- fluently* * *flu.ent[fl'uənt] n Math fluente, integral. • adj 1 fluido, fluente, líquido. 2 corrente, copioso, natural, espontâneo. 3 verboso, eloqüente, volúvel, fácil. -
5 native speaker
(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) falante -
6 fluent
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7 native speaker
(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) falante nativo -
8 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) comum2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia•- plainly- plainness - plain chocolate - plain clothes - plain sailing - plain-spoken - in plain English
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