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1 tween
[twi:n] adv, prep abbr between (entre). -
2 tween-decks
tween-decks[tw'i:n deks] n convés, coberta inferior. -
3 tweeny
tween.y[tw'i:ni] n coll ajudante de cozinha. -
4 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•* * *be.tween[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária. -
5 between-decks
be.tween-decks[bitw'i:n deks] n Naut entrecobertas. -
6 betweentimes
be.tween.times[bitw'i:ntaimz] n entretempo, durante intervalos. -
7 go-between
go-be.tween[g'ou bitwi:n] n intermediário. -
8 in-between
in-be.tween[in bitw'i:n] n 1 pessoa ou coisa entre dois extremos, no meio-termo. 2 intervalo. 3 intermediário. • adj intermediário, interveniente.
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tween — [twi:n] prep literary between … Dictionary of contemporary English
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