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-th (used to form the ordinal numeral) | |
-hood (condition or state) | -idão{f} |
-hood (group) | -idade{f} |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase [UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step] [US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep] | |
a man is known by the company he keeps (people are similar in character to their friends) phrase | dir-te-ei quem ésphrase diz-me com quem andasphrase |
a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
above the law (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else) preposition | acima da leipreposition |
absence makes the heart grow fonder (When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it) phrase | longe dos olhosphrase perto do coraçãophrase |
across the board (pertaining to all categories or things) preposition [UK: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd] [US: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd] | generalizadopreposition |
actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | |
Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament) proper noun [UK: ækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɒs.l̩z] [US: ˈækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɑːs.l̩z] | Atos dos Apóstolosproper noun |
add fuel to the fire (worsen a conflict) verb [UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
adjuvant therapy (secondary treatment) noun | adjuvâncianoun terapia adjuvantenoun |
against the clock (in a time-restricted manner) preposition | contra o relógiopreposition |
against the grain (contrary to what is expected) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | contra a correntepreposition contra a marépreposition |
against the grain (unwillingly, reluctantly) preposition [UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn] | a contragostopreposition |
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) proper noun | Alexandreproper noun Alexandre Magnoproper noun o Grandeproper noun |
algebraic number theory (branch of number theory concerning algebraic number fields) noun | teoria algébrica dos númerosnoun |
all cats are grey in the dark (proverb) phrase | |
all good in the hood (everything is all right) interjection | de boasinterjection |
all good things come to an end (nothing good lasts forever) phrase | tudo que é bom acabaphrase |
all over the place preposition [UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs] [US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs] | em todos os lugarespreposition por todo lado; em todo lugarpreposition |
all that glitters is not gold (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) phrase [UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld] [US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld] | |
all the best interjection | boa sorteinterjection |
all the more (even more) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə mɔː(r)] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈmɔːr] | ainda maisadverb |
all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) adverb [UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm] | mesmo assimadverb |