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1 female
['fi:meil]noun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) fêmea2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) fêmea* * *fe.male[f'i:meil] n fêmea: a) mulher, moça. b) animal fêmea. c) Bot planta feminina. • adj 1 feminino. 2 feminil, mulheril. 3 fêmea. 4 do sexo feminino. a young female uma moça. female friend amiga. female labour trabalho feminino. female servant criada. female suffrage voto feminino. males and females homens e mulheres. the female clerk a auxiliar de escritório. the female student a estudante. -
2 female
['fi:meil]noun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) fêmea2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) fêmea -
3 female
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4 female friend
female friendamiga. -
5 female labour
female labourtrabalho feminino. -
6 female screw
female screwrosca fêmea. -
7 female servant
female servantcriada. -
8 female suffrage
female suffragevoto feminino. -
9 a young female
a young femaleuma moça. -
10 the female clerk
the female clerka auxiliar de escritório. -
11 the female student
the female studenta estudante. -
12 a\ female\ parakeet
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > a\ female\ parakeet
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(female: a she-wolf.) fêmea -
14 she-
(female: a she-wolf.) fêmea -
15 she
[ʃi:] 1. pronoun1) (a female person or animal already spoken about: When the girl saw us, she asked the time.) ela2) (any female person: She who runs the fastest will be the winner.) aquela que2. noun(a female person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) fêmea- she-* * *[ʃi:] n 1 mulher, moça, menina. 2 fêmea, animal feminino. • pron ela. -
16 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) irmA2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermeira3) (a female member of a religious group.) irmA4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) companheira2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) gémeo* * *sis.ter[s'istə] n 1 irmã. 2 pessoa ou coisa parecida ou semelhante a outra. 3 enfermeira-chefe. 4 irmã de ordem religiosa, freira. • adj relacionado como por irmandade. • foster-sister irmã colaça. Oxford and the sister university as universidades de Oxford e Cambridge. sister of charity irmã de caridade. sister of mercy = link=sister%20of%20charity sister of charity. -
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18 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) irmã2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermeira-chefe3) (a female member of a religious group.) freira4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) irmã2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) congênere -
19 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. -
20 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] n 1 ovo, Biol óvulo, germe. 2 fig princípio ou origem de qualquer coisa. 3 sl bomba, granada, mina. • vt 1 cobrir alimentos com ovos. 2 coll jogar ovos. as sure as eggs sl com toda a certeza. bad egg sl mau sujeito. fried eggs ovos estrelados, fritos. good egg sl bom sujeito. hard boiled eggs ovos cozidos. old egg velho amigo. poached eggs ovos escalfados. scrambled eggs ovos mexidos. soft boiled eggs ovos quentes, ovos cozidos moles. the white of an egg a clara do ovo. the yolk of an egg a gema do ovo. to be left with egg on one’s face sl ficar com cara de bobo. to egg and crumb empanar: cobrir de gema e farinha de rosca. to egg on instigar, provocar, encorajar. to lay an egg Amer sl fracassar, falhar. to put all eggs into one basket arriscar tudo, colocar todo o dinheiro em um único jogo. to teach your grandmother to suck eggs ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário. to tread upon eggs pisar em ovos.
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