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1 whale
[weil](a type of very large mammal that lives in the sea.) baleia- whalebone
- whale oil
- have a whale of a time* * *whale1[weil] n 1 Zool baleia. 2 Amer algo muito grande, impressionante. • vi pescar baleias. a whale of a... um colosso de... bull/ cow whale baleia macho/fêmea. he is a whale at tennis ele é um colosso em tênis. right whale baleia da Groenlândia. to have a whale of a time divertir-se muito.————————whale2[weil] vt 1 bater severamente, espancar, surrar. 2 coll atingir duramente. -
2 whale
[weil](a type of very large mammal that lives in the sea.) baleia- whalebone - whale oil - have a whale of a time -
3 whale
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4 whale-fishing
whale-fish.ing[w'eil fiʃiŋ] n = link=whale%20catchingwhale catching. -
5 whale calf
whale calf[weil ka:f] n Zool baleato: baleia nova. -
6 whale ship
whale ship[w'eil ʃip] n = link=whalerwhaler, b. -
7 whale-catching
whale-catch.ing[w'eil kætʃiŋ] n caça ou pesca de baleia. -
8 whale oil
(oil obtained from the fatty parts of a whale.) óleo de baleia* * *whale oil[w'eil ɔil] n óleo de baleia. -
9 whale oil
(oil obtained from the fatty parts of a whale.) óleo de baleia -
10 whalebone whale
whale.bone whale[w'eilboun weil] n Zool espécie de baleia gigante. -
11 killer whale
noun (a black and white whale.)* * *kil.ler whale[k'ilə weil] n Zool orca: mamífero cetáceo delfinídeo. -
12 a whale of a
a whale of a...um colosso de... -
13 blue whale
blue whale[bl'u: weil] n Zool baleia-azul ( Balaenoptera musculus). -
14 bull/cow whale
bull/cow whalebaleia macho/fêmea. -
15 he is a whale at tennis
he is a whale at tennisele é um colosso em tênis. -
16 right whale
right whalebaleia da Groenlândia. -
17 sperm-whale
sperm-whale[sp'ə:m weil] n Zool cachalote. -
18 to have a whale of a time
to have a whale of a timedivertir-se muito. -
19 toothed whale
toothed whale[t'u:θt weil] n Zool baleia com dentes cônicos. -
20 minke(whale)
['miŋki:(weil)](a whale found in cold seas, especially around Norway.)
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Whale — Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one of the large species,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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