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a (name of the letter A, a) noun [UK: ə] [US: ə] | ánoun |
A (playing card) noun [UK: ə] [US: ə] | Anoun |
a- (not, without, opposite of) adjective [UK: ə] [US: ə] | a-adjective |
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 blessing and a curse (both a blessing and a burden) noun | |
A-bomb [A-bombs] (atomic bomb) noun [UK: ˈeɪ.bɒm] [US: ˈeɪ.bɒm] | bomba atómicanoun bomba atômicanoun |
a cappella (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) adverb | a capelaadverb a cappellaadverb à capelaadverb |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | |
a cold day in July (an event that will never happen) noun | dia de São Nuncanoun |
A Coruña (city in Galicia) proper noun | A Corunhaproper noun Corunhaproper noun |
a creaking door hangs longest (something annoying or bothersome lasts the longest) phrase | vaso ruim não quebraphrase |
a few (a small number of things) pronoun [UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː] | um poucopronoun |
a few (a small number of) determiner [UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː] | algunsdeterminer unsdeterminer |
a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend) phrase [UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd] [US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd] | |
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 leopard cannot change its spots (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase [UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts] | o leopardo não pode mudar suas manchasphrase pode o etíope mudar a sua pele ou o leopardo as suas manchas?phrase |
a lie has no legs (you can't get away with a lie) phrase [UK: ə laɪ hæz nəʊ leɡz] [US: ə ˈlaɪ ˈhæz ˈnoʊ ˈleɡz] | mentira tem perna curtaphrase |
a little (to a small extent or degree) adverb [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩] | um poucoadverb |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | um passarinho me contouphrase |
a lot (a large amount) pronoun [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | bastantepronoun muitopronoun |
a lot (often) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | bastanteadverb |
a lot (very much) adverb [UK: ə lɒt] [US: ə ˈlɑːt] | muitaadverb muitoadverb um monteadverb |
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 man's home is his castle (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) phrase | |
A negative adjective | A negativoadjective |
a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes) phrase [UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn] [US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn] | vassoura nova varre bemphrase |
a nod is as good as a wink (the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining) phrase | meia palavra bastaphrase para bom entendedorphrase |
a notch above (superior to) adjective | um ponto acima deadjective |