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1 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) a pique3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) transparente2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) a piqueII [ʃiə]* * *sheer1[ʃiə] n 1 Naut mudança de rumo, desvio do curso. 2 inclinação, curvatura do convés. • vt+vi desviar, virar, mudar de rumo. • adj perpendicular, íngreme, abrupto. • adv 1 completamente, totalmente. 2 de modo íngreme, perpendicularmente. sheer legs Naut guindaste de mastro. to sheer off Naut andar mais largo.————————sheer2[ʃiə] adj 1 fino, transparente, diáfano. 2 puro, completo, absoluto. -
2 crab
I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.)II past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.)- crabby* * *crab1[kræb] n 1 caranguejo, siri. 2 guincho, guindaste. 3 coll pessoa mal-humorada. 4 coll chato (piolho pubiano). • vi caçar caranguejos. to catch a crab Sport esbarrar com o remo na água. to turn out crabs a) levar desvantagem no jogo de dados. b) coll ir mal.————————crab2[kræb] vt 1 criticar severamente, menosprezar, rebaixar. 2 arranhar, ferir com as garras (falcão). -
3 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) mala•- trunks* * *trunk1[tr∧ŋk] n 1 tronco de árvore. 2 baú, mala de viagem. 3 tronco, corpo (sem os membros). 4 parte principal. 5 linha tronco (de telefone, de estrada de ferro). 6 tromba de elefante. 7 Amer porta-malas (carro). 8 trunks calção de banho, sunga. • adj 1 principal. 2 relativo ao tronco. bathing trunk calção de banho masculino.————————trunk2[tr'∧ŋk] n Comp 1 cabo. 2 linha comum, condutor comum. -
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5 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) porta-malas•- trunks
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