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1 every tub must stand on its own bottom
every tub must stand on its own bottomcada um por si.English-Portuguese dictionary > every tub must stand on its own bottom
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2 bottom
['botəm]1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) fundo2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) traseiro•- be at the bottom of
- get to the bottom of* * *bot.tom[b'ɔtəm] n 1 fundo, parte mais baixa, grau mais baixo. 2 superfície inferior. 3 leito, fundo de rio, mar etc. the ship sank to the bottom / o navio foi ao fundo. 4 bottoms baixada, margem baixa que acompanha um rio. 5 coll nádegas, traseiro. like a baby’s bottom / (liso) como as nádegas de um bebê. 6 assento (de cadeira). 7 força, capacidade de resistência. 8 base, fundamento, alicerce. 9 Naut quilha, casco de navio. 10 parte mais importante, essência, âmago. 11 origem, causa. 12 borra, sedimento. • vt+vi 1 pôr assento. 2 compreender plenamente. 3 assentar sobre base ou fundamento, basear. 4 alcançar o fundo, tocar no fundo. • adj 1 do fundo, relativo ao fundo. 2 mais baixo, inferior. 3 fundamental, básico. at bottom fig na realidade, no fundo. at the bottom of it pensando bem. bottoms up! vamos virar os copos! bottom up(wards) Naut com a quilha para cima. double bottomed com fundo duplo. every tub must stand on its own bottom cada um por si. from the bottom of my heart do fundo do meu coração. he was wet from top to bottom ele estava completamente molhado. to bottom on/up basear-se em. to search to the bottom of a thing investigar as origens de uma coisa. we touched bottom a) tocamos no fundo. b) fig chegamos ao nível mais baixo.
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