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1 wet nurse
wet nurse[w'et nə:s] n ama-de-leite.————————wet nurseama-de-leite. -
2 wet-nurse
noun (a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.) ama de leite* * *wet-nurse[w'et nə:s] vt 1 amamentar, aleitar (filho de outra mulher). 2 dar muito carinho e atenção a alguém como se fosse uma criança. -
3 wet\ nurse
nutriz, ama-de-leite -
4 wet-nurse
noun (a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.) ama-de-leite -
5 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) molhado2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) chuvoso2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) molhar(-se)3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) humidade2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) chuva•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through* * *[wet] n 1 água ou outro líquido. let’s have a wet! / vamos tomar um trago! 2 umidade. 3 chuva, tempo chuvoso. 4 antiproibicionista. • vt+vi 1 molhar(-se). 2 umedecer. 3 coll beber, celebrar. he wetted his whistle/ throttle / ele molhou o bico, tomou um trago. 4 banhar. • adj 1 molhado. 2 úmido. 3 ensopado. 4 aguado. 5 chuvoso. 6 Amer contrário à lei seca. 7 sedento, que tem sede. 8 tocado, alcoolizado. wet through completamente ensopado. wet to the skin molhado até os ossos. wet with tears molhado de lágrimas. -
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[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) molhado2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) chuvoso2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) molhar3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) umidade2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) chuva•- wetness- wet blanket - wet-nurse - wetsuit - wet through -
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[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) enfermeiro2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) ama2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) tratar2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) amamentar3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) embalar4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) alimentar•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
- nursing-home* * *[nə:s] n 1 enfermeira. 2 ama-seca. 3 governante, pajem • vt+vi 1 servir de enfermeira. 2 trabalhar como enfermeira. 3 cuidar de, assistir. 4 criar. 5 pajear. 6 proteger. 7 nutrir. 8 fomentar, estimular. 9 acariciar, afagar. 10 alimentar. 11 mamar. 12 beber devagar. dry nurse ama-seca. he nursed his leg ele cruzou as pernas. male nurse enfermeiro. to nurse a cold curar um resfriado. wet nurse ama-de-leite. -
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1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.) criada2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.) ama* * *a.mah['a:mə] n Índia, China ama, pajem. -
9 amah
1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.)2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.)
См. также в других словарях:
Wet nurse — Nurse Nurse (n[^u]rs), n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet-nurse — [wet′nʉrs΄] vt. wet nursed, wet nursing 1. to act as wet nurse to 2. to give overly careful attention to … English World dictionary
Wet nurse — A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. {Dry nurse}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet nurse — wet nurses also wet nurse N COUNT In former times, a wet nurse was a woman who was paid to breast feed another woman s baby … English dictionary
wet-nurse — /wet nerrs /, v.t., wet nursed, wet nursing. 1. to act as a wet nurse to (an infant). 2. to give excessive care or attention to; treat as if helpless: The warden is accused of wet nursing his prisoners. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
wet-nurse — wet ,nurse verb transitive to be a child s wet nurse a. to treat an adult like a child, especially by protecting or helping them too much … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wet-nurse — wet′ nurse v. t. nursed, nurs•ing 1) to act as a wet nurse to (an infant) 2) to give excessive care or attention to • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
wet nurse — n a woman who cares for and suckles young not her own * * * a woman who breast feeds the infant of another … Medical dictionary
wet nurse — n old use a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman s baby … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet-nurse — v [T] to give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet-nurse — v [T] to give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child … Dictionary of contemporary English
