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['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) cobertor2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) lençol2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) geral3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) recobrir* * *blan.ket[bl'æŋkit] n 1 cobertor. 2 coberta, colcha, manta. • vt 1 cobrir com cobertor. 2 cobrir, obscurecer, impedir. 3 aplicar-se, estender-se uniformemente a todos. 4 tirar o vento das velas de um barco. 5 Radio interromper recepção por interferência. • adj geral, coletivo, que se aplica a todos. born on the wrong side of the blanket coll de nascença ilegítima. wet blanket estraga-prazeres. he threw a wet blanket on my enthusiasm / ele acabou com o meu entusiasmo, ele cortou o meu barato.
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