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[ə'postrəfi](a mark (') which is used to show that a letter or letters has/have been omitted from a word, and which is also used in possessive phrases and in the plurals of letters: the boy's coat; the boys' coats; There are two n's in `cannot' but only one in `can't'.) apóstrofe* * *a.pos.tro.phe1[əp'ɔstrəfi] n Gram apóstrofo, sinal que serve para: 1 indicar a supressão de letra ou letras. 2 formar o genitivo de substantivos.————————a.pos.tro.phe2[əp'ɔstrəfi] n Rhet apóstrofe: figura de retórica em que o orador se interrompe, dirigindo a palavra a alguma coisa ou pessoa real ou fictícia. -
2 apostrophe
[ə'postrəfi](a mark (') which is used to show that a letter or letters has/have been omitted from a word, and which is also used in possessive phrases and in the plurals of letters: the boy's coat; the boys' coats; There are two n's in `cannot' but only one in `can't'.) apóstrofo -
3 theirs
[ðeəz]pronoun (a person, thing etc belonging to them: The child is theirs; a friend of theirs (= one of their friends).) seu/deles* * *[ðɛəz] possessive pron o seu, os seus, os deles, as deles, os delas, as delas. the fault was theirs / a culpa foi deles (delas). -
4 thine
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5 thy
1. adjective(an old word for `your' used only when addressing one person, especially God: thy father.) tu- thine2. adjective(the form of thy used before a vowel or vowel sound: Thine anger is great; thine honour.) teu- thyself* * *[ðai] possessive pron arch teu, tua, teus, tuas (também thine). -
6 your
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) entre nós/vós/eles* * *[j6:; ju2] adj possessive sg, pl 1 seu(s), sua(s), do(s) senhor(es), da(s) senhora(s). it is your own fault / é seu, teu, vosso próprio erro. 2 teu(s), tua(s). 3 vosso(s), vossa(s). 4 o tal, os tais.
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