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1 pear-shaped
adjective em forma de pera* * *pear-shaped[p'ɛə ʃeipt] adj 1 periforme: em forma de pêra. 2 Mus claro, ressoante, harmonioso. -
2 pear-shaped
adjective em forma de pêra -
3 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pera* * *[pɛə] n 1 pêra. 2 Bot pereira. -
4 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pêra -
5 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) bolbo2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) lâmpada3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) reservatório•- bulbous* * *[b∧lb] n 1 Bot bulbo. 2 Electr lâmpada elétrica. 3 tubo eletrônico. 4 Anat bulbo raquiano. 5 objeto ou parte bulbiforme. bulb of a hair bulbo capilar. -
6 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) bulbo2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) lâmpada3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) reservatório•- bulbous -
7 avocado
plural - avocados; noun((also avocado pear) a kind of pear-shaped tropical fruit.) abacate* * *av.o.ca.do[ævək'a:dou] n 1 abacate. 2 abacateiro. -
8 avocado
plural - avocados; noun((also avocado pear) a kind of pear-shaped tropical fruit.) abacate -
9 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais. -
10 fig
[fiɡ](a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried.) figo* * *figurative(ly)————————fig1[fig] n 1 figo. 2 Bot figueira. 3 fig ninharia, coisa sem valor, bagatela. I don’t care a fig for it / não faço caso disso, não me importo absolutamente com isso. he isn’t worth a fig / ele não vale nada. he is a moldy fig sl ele é um pedante ou um pudico, puritano.————————fig2[fig] n vestes, atavios, aprestos, petrechos, aparelhamento. in full fig sl em traje de rigor, gala, etc. in good fig em boa forma ou condição. -
11 guava
(the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree.) goiaba* * *gua.va[gw'a:və] n 1 goiaba. 2 goiabeira. -
12 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) declive2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar, largar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever, rabiscar•- droplet- droppings - drop-out - drop a brick / drop a clanger - drop back - drop by - drop in - drop off - drop out -
13 fig
[fiɡ](a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried.) figo -
14 guava
(the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree.) goiaba
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