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1 mother country
moth.er coun.try[m'∧ðə k∧ntri] n pátria.————————mother countrypátria. -
2 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) mãe-pátria -
3 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) pátria -
4 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mãe2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) Madre2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) proteger- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *moth.er[m'∧ðə] n 1 mãe, progenitora. 2 madre, freira. 3 matriz, fonte, origem. • vt 1 servir de mãe. 2 adotar. 3 criar. 4 dar à luz. • adj 1 materno, maternal. 2 nativo. every mother’s son todos. -
5 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mãe2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) madre2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) cuidar como mãe- motherless - motherly - motherliness - mother-country - motherland - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother-tongue -
6 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) país2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) país3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) campo4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) terreno•- countryman
- countryside* * *coun.try[k'∧ntri] n 1 país. 2 zona, região, território. 3 pátria, terra de um povo, país de origem. 4 povo, nação. 5 interior, campo, região rural. we live in the country / moramos no campo. he went (down) into the country / ele foi para o interior. • adj 1 rural. 2 rústico. a country’s own trade comércio ativo de um país. all over the country em todo o país. God’s own country Amer os Estados Unidos. in the country no campo, no interior, nas zonas rurais, na roça. in this country neste país, por aqui. mother country pátria. native country pátria. to appeal to the country chamar o povo às urnas. -
7 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lei2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lei3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lei•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *[lɔ:] n 1 lei. 2 direito. 3 regulamento. 4 regra, código. 5 estatuto. 6 mandamentos. 7 jurisprudência. 8 advocacia. 9 foro, tribunal. 10 coll policial, polícia. • vi coll demandar, processar. at law em juízo. blue laws leis puritanas. brother-in-law cunhado. by law por lei. canon law direito canônico. civil law direito civil. commercial law direito comercial. common law direito consuetudinário. daughter-in-law nora. ecclesiastical law direito eclesiástico. father-in-law sogro. in-laws coll os parentes por afinidade. I like my in-laws / gosto dos parentes de minha mulher (ou de meu marido). international law direito internacional. law of averages Stat lei da média dos principais promédios. law of gravity Phys lei da gravidade. law of motion Phys lei dos movimentos. law of supply and demand Com lei da oferta e da procura. law of the jungle lei da selva. marine law direito marítimo. martial law lei marcial. military law lei militar. mother-in-law sogra. sister-in-law cunhada. son-in-law genro. the Law n a) a Lei de Deus, promulgada por Moisés. b) o Antigo Testamento. to be a law into oneself fazer o que se quer, sem ligar para as leis. to be at law estar em demanda. to be enforced by law ser garantido por lei. to be in the law ser jurista. to go to law processar. to have the law on processar. to lay down the law dar ordens. to take the law into one’s hands fazer justiça pelas próprias mãos. zoning law lei de zoneamento. -
8 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) rainha2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) rainha3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) rainha4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) dama5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) rainha6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) rainha7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother* * *[kwi:n] n 1 rainha, soberana. 2 Chess, Cards dama. 3 sl homossexual, Braz sl veado, bicha louca. • vt+vi 1 fazer rainha, coroar. 2 Game fazer dama. closet queen sl bicha enrustida. drag queen sl travesti. queen of hearts Cards dama de copas. Queen of Heaven Rainha do Céu (a Virgem Maria). queen of the meadow Bot rainha-dos-prados. -
9 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) rainha2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) rainha3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) rainha4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) dama5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) rainha6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) rainha7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother
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