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1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer

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[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).

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[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.

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[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver