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1 to make a pig’s ear
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2 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porco2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de porco- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *[pig] n 1 porco. 2 leitão, bácoro. 3 carne de porco. 4 coll glutão. 5 coll porcalhão. 6 ferro-gusa. 7 lingote de metal. 8 sl depr tira (policial). • vt+vi 1 viver como porco (viver amontoado e em más condições de higiene). 2 parir (porcos). I gave him a pig of his own sow paguei-o com a mesma moeda. in pig prenhe (porca). pigs might fly coisas incríveis podem acontecer (indicando incredulidade quanto ao que acabou de ser dito). to bleed like a pig sangrar abundantemente. to buy a pig in a poke comprar nabos em saco. to drive one’s pigs to the market roncar. to make a pig of oneself comer ou beber demais, empanturrar-se. to make a pig’s ear fazer malfeito. to pig it viver em uma vizinhança suja. to pig out comer demais, empanturrar-se. when pigs fly nunca, quando as galinhas tiverem dentes.
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