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1 sheep
plural; see sheep* * *[ʃi:p] n sg+pl 1 carneiro, ovelha. 2 fig bobo, pessoa fraca, tímida ou estúpida. 3 pele de carneiro. black sheep pessoa de má reputação. sheep’s head imbecil, simplório. to be a wolf in sheep’s clothes fig ser um lobo em pele de carneiro. to cast sheep’s eyes on somebody lançar olhares lânguidos para uma determinada pessoa. to separate the sheep from the goats separar os bons dos maus. -
2 sheep
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3 sheep
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4 sheep dog
sheep dogcão pastor. -
5 sheep-dog
sheep-dog[ʃ'i:p dɔg] n cão pastor. -
6 sheep’s head
sheep’s headimbecil, simplório. -
7 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) ovelha negra* * *black sheep[blæk ʃ'i:p] n coll ovelha negra: membro (sem valor) de uma família.————————black sheeppessoa de má reputação. -
8 flock of sheep
flock of sheeprebanho de carneiros. -
9 mountain sheep
moun.tain sheep[m'auntin ʃi:p] n Zool espécie de carneiro das Montanhas Rochosas. -
10 the wolf in sheep’s skin clothing
the wolf in sheep’s skin clothingo lobo em pele de carneiro, o hipócrita.English-Portuguese dictionary > the wolf in sheep’s skin clothing
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11 to be a wolf in sheep’s clothes
to be a wolf in sheep’s clothesfig ser um lobo em pele de carneiro.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be a wolf in sheep’s clothes
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12 to cast sheep’s eyes on somebody
to cast sheep’s eyes on somebodylançar olhares lânguidos para uma determinada pessoa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to cast sheep’s eyes on somebody
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13 to separate the sheep from the goats
to separate the sheep from the goatsseparar os bons dos maus.English-Portuguese dictionary > to separate the sheep from the goats
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14 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) ovelha negra -
15 sheepcot
sheep.cot[ʃ'i:pkɔt] n Brit aprisco, curral de ovelhas. -
16 sheepcote
sheep.cote[ʃ'i:pkout] n = link=sheepcot sheepcot. -
17 sheepdip
sheep.dip[ʃ'i:pdip] n banho inseticida ou desinfetante para carneiros. -
18 sheepfold
sheep.fold[ʃ'i:pfould] n = link=sheepcot sheepcot. -
19 sheepherder
sheep.herd.er[ʃ'i:phə:də] n = link=shepherd shepherd. -
20 sheepishness
sheep.ish.ness[ʃ'i:piʃnis] n acanhamento, timidez.
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