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1 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) pássaro* * *[bə:d] n 1 pássaro, ave. 2 Amer sl fulano, tipo, sujeito. a queer bird / um sujeito esquisito. 3 Brit sl depr mulher jovem. 4 sl vaia. they gave him the bird / vaiaram-no. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão que dois voando. birds of a feather fig farinha do mesmo saco. birds of a feather flock together cada qual com o seu igual. that is for the birds Amer sl isso não vale nada, é uma porcaria. the early bird catches the worm Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga. to be an early bird ser madrugador. to do bird estar na cadeia. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. -
2 the early bird catches the worm
the early bird catches the wormDeus ajuda quem cedo madruga.English-Portuguese dictionary > the early bird catches the worm
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3 early bird
(someone who gets up early or who acts before others do.) madrugador* * *ear.ly bird[2:li b'2:d] n fig madrugador, homem de ação, pessoa que aproveita as vantagens duma ação imediata. the early bird catches the worm Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga.
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