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[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nó2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nó3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) grupo4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).)2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) nó- knotty* * *knot1[nɔt] n 1 nó, laço, laçada. 2 grupo, aglomeração, aperto de gente. 3 Med nodosidade, nodulação. 4 nó de madeira, nó de ramo. 5 Bot nódulo, intumescência (no caule onde sai a folha). 6 Naut nó, milha, unidade de velocidade de um navio. 7 dificuldade, problema. 8 junção ou cruzamento de linhas. 9 fig vínculo, união. 10 cocar. • vt+vi 1 amarrar, atar, prender, ligar. 2 fazer um nó, unir com nós. 3 fig complicar(-se). the marriage knot o vínculo do casamento. to tie in knots confundir, atrapalhar.————————knot2[nɔt] n Ornith ave pernalta da família dos Escolopacídeos. -
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[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nó2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nó3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) grupo4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) nó2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) atar- knotty
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