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1 the ship had the weather gauge of ours
the ship had the weather gauge of ourso navio tirou o vento do nosso.English-Portuguese dictionary > the ship had the weather gauge of ours
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2 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) medir2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) calcular2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) indicador2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) padrão3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) distância* * *[geidʒ] n 1 medida, medida padrão, escala. 2 calibrador, aferidor. 3 tamanho, dimensão, capacidade, extensão. 4 bitola, distância entre rodas (estrada de ferro, automóvel). 5 manômetro. 6 calado (de navio). 7 calibre. • vt 1 medir exatamente, determinar o tamanho com instrumento de medição. 2 calibrar, graduar. 3 padronizar. 4 estimar, julgar. 5 aferir. rain-gauge pluviômetro. that’s about the gauge of it coll mais ou menos por aí. the ship had the weather gauge of ours o navio tirou o vento do nosso. to take the gauge of calcular, estimar.
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