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1 peat
[pi:t] n 1 turfa. 2 pedaço de turfa. -
2 peat bog
peat bog[p'i:t bɔg] n turfeira. -
3 peat-brick
peat-brick[p'i:t brik] n tijolo de turfa. -
4 peaty
peat.y[p'i:ti] adj turfoso, turfento. -
5 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) repetir2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) repetir3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) reproduzir2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) repetição- repeated- repeatedly
- repetition
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
- repeat oneself* * *re.peat[rip'i:t] n 1 repetição, retransmissão. 2 Mus sinal de reprodução, estribilho. • vt+vi 1 repetir, reiterar. 2 fazer novamente. 3 contar, passar adiante (um segredo). 4 recitar. 5 cursar pela segunda vez. 6 ensaiar. 7 reproduzir, imitar. 8 votar fraudulentamente mais de uma vez. to repeat on someone sl arrotar, eructar. -
6 repeatable
re.peat.a.ble[rip'i:təbəl] adj repetível, suscetível de ser repetido. -
7 repeated
adjective (said, done etc many times: In spite of repeated warnings, he went on smoking.) repetido* * *re.peat.ed[rip'i:tid] adj repetido, freqüente, reiterado. -
8 repeatedly
adverb (many times: I've asked him for it repeatedly.) repetidamente* * *re.peat.ed.ly[rip'i:tidli] adv repetidamente, freqüentemente, reiteradamente. -
9 repeater station
re.peat.er sta.tion[rip'i:tə steiʃən] n estação retransmissora. -
10 repeater
re.peat.er[rip'i:tə] n 1 repetidor. 2 arma de fogo de repetição. 3 relógio de repetição. 4 pessoa que vota mais de uma vez numa eleição. 5 aluno que repete a mesma série, repetente. 6 Telegr aparelho para retransmissão automática de sinais telegráficos. -
11 repeating decimal
re.peat.ing dec.i.mal[rip'itiŋ desiməl] n Math fração decimal periódica. -
12 repeating firearm
re.peat.ing fire.arm[rip'i:tiŋ faiəa:m] n revólver, rifle de repetição. -
13 repeating
re.peat.ing[rip'i:tiŋ] adj repetente, que repete.
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Peat — is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands , variously called bogs , moors , muskegs , pocosins , mires , and peat swamp forests . By volume there is about 4 trillion m³ of peat in the world… … Wikipedia
Peat — Peat, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b?tan to better, mend (a fire), b?t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat — peat; peat·ery; peat·man; re·peat·abil·i·ty; re·peat·able; re·peat·er; re·peat; re·peat·ed·ly; … English syllables
Peat — Peat consists of partially decomposed plant debris. It is considered an early stage in the development of coal. Peat is distinguished from lignite by the presence of free cellulose and a high moisture content (exceeding 70 percent). The heat… … Energy terms
peat|y — «PEE tee», adjective, peat|i|er, peat|i|est. of, like, or abounding in peat: »A thin seam of peaty matter…along the bottom of a bed of clay (James Croll) … Useful english dictionary
Peat — Peat, n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.] A small person; a pet; sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat|er|y — «PEE tuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. a place from which peat is dug … Useful english dictionary
peat — [pi:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: peta, probably from a Celtic language] [U] a black substance formed from decaying plants under the surface of the ground in some areas, which can be burned as a ↑fuel, or mixed with soil to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peat — [ pit ] noun uncount a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peat — c.1200, in Scottish L., probably from O.Celt. root *pett (Cf. Cornish peyth, Welsh peth quantity, part, thing, O.Ir. pet, Breton pez piece ). The earliest sense is not of the turf but of the cut piece of it … Etymology dictionary
peat — ► NOUN ▪ partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. DERIVATIVES peaty adjective. ORIGIN Anglo Latin peta … English terms dictionary