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1 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) conhecido2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) conhecimento* * *ac.quaint.ance[əkw'eintəns] n 1 conhecido. 2 entendimento, familiaridade, conhecimento, habilidade. my acquaintance with this fact is new / meu conhecimento deste fato é novo. -
2 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) conhecido2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) conhecimento -
3 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rascar4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raspar5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavar2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadela2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) esfoladela3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *[skreip] n 1 ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar. 2 aperto, dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi 1 raspar, tirar por raspagem. 2 roçar, arranhar. 3 juntar, acumular. 4 economizar. 5 passar com dificuldade, labutar. to scrape acquaintance with sl insinuar-se na amizade de. to scrape against something esfregar-se contra alguma coisa. to scrape along sl viver ao deus-dará. to scrape off raspar. to scrape through passar com dificuldade, passar apertado.
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