Inglês | Português |
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-phagous (feeding on) | |
-philous | |
-saurus (forms names for dinosaurs) | -sauro{m} |
-vorous (habitually feeding on) | |
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 picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
abaculus (a small tile) noun | abacísculonoun abáculonoun |
abacus [abacuses] ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing) noun [UK: ˈæ.bəkəs] [US: ˈæ.bəkəs] | ábaconoun |
abbot nullius (abbot exempt from diocesan control) noun | abade nulliusnoun |
abdominous (pot-bellied) adjective [UK: æb.ˈdɒ.mɪ.nəs] [US: æb.ˈdɑː.mə.nəs] | abdominaladjective barrigudoadjective |
abelisaurus (theropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous) noun | abelissauronoun |
absolute music (music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure) noun | música absolutanoun |
abstruse (difficult to comprehend or understand, see also: obscure) adjective [UK: əb.ˈstruːs] [US: əb.ˈstruːs] | abstrusoadjective |
Abundius (male given name) proper noun | Abundioproper noun Abúndioproper noun |
abusable (capable of being abused) adjective | abusáveladjective |
abuse [abuses] (corrupt practice) noun [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | abusonoun |
abuse [abused, abusing, abuses] (to deceive) verb [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | enganarverb |
abuse [abused, abusing, abuses] (to hurt) verb [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | abusarverb |
abuse [abused, abusing, abuses] (to insult) verb [UK: ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ə.ˈbjuːs] | afrontarverb insultarverb ofenderverb ultrajarverb |
abusee (victim of abuse) noun | abusadonoun |
abuser [abusers] noun [UK: ə.ˈbjuː.zə(r)] [US: ə.ˈbjuː.zər] | abusadornoun |
abusive (practicing abuse) adjective [UK: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪv] [US: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪv] | abusivoadjective |
abusively (in an abusive manner) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪ.vli] [US: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪ.vli] | abusivamenteadverb |
abusiveness (the quality of being abusive) noun [UK: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs] [US: ə.ˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs] | abusividadenoun |
acanthopterygious (having fins with hard rays) adjective | acantopterígioadjective |
acanthus [acanthuses] (plant) noun [UK: əˈk.æn.θəs] [US: əˈk.æn.θəs] | acantonoun |
acarus (mite) noun | acarinonoun |
acathistus (Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary) noun | acatistonoun |
acausal (not causal) adjective | acausaladjective |
acausality (lack of causality) noun | acausalidadenoun |
accismus (feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.) noun | acismonoun |
acclivous (sloping upward) adjective [UK: ə.ˈklaɪ.vəs] [US: ə.ˈklaɪ.vəs] | acliveadjective |
accusable (liable to be accused) adjective | acusáveladjective |