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loud and clear (in a clear and easily understandable manner)
adverb

alto e claroadverb

em alto e bom somadverb

make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˌek.sə.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself]

dar vexameverb

pagar micoverb

matter of life and death (Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.tə(r) əv laɪf ənd deθ]
[US: ˈmæ.tər əv ˈlaɪf ænd ˈdeθ]

questão de vida ou mortenoun

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year)
phrase
[UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)]
[US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩]

Boas Festas!phrase

Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo!phrase

Feliz Natal e próspero Ano Novo!phrase

meta-analysis (statistics)
noun

meta-análisenoun
{f}

metanálisenoun
{f}

mix apples and oranges (to mix two totally different things)
verb

misturar alhos com bugalhosverb

more and more (progressively more)
adverb
[UK: mɔː(r) ənd mɔː(r)]
[US: ˈmɔːr ænd ˈmɔːr]

cada vez maisadverb

mortar and pestle (device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder)
noun

pilãonoun

mortise-and-tenon joint (joint)
noun

caixa e espiganoun

mouse-colored antshrike (bird)
noun

: choca-murinanoun

mover and shaker (someone who has power or who gets things done)
noun
[UK: ˈmuː.və(r) ənd ˈʃeɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈmuː.vər ænd ˈʃeɪkər]

manda-chuvanoun
{m}

national anthem (national song of a country)
noun
[UK: ˈnæ.ʃnəl ˈæn.θəm]
[US: ˈnæ.ʃə.nəl ˈæn.θəm]

hino nacionalnoun
{m}

Natterer's slaty antshrike (bird)
noun

: choca-de-natterernoun

neck and neck (very close in progress)
phrase
[UK: nek ənd nek]
[US: ˈnek ænd ˈnek]

emparelhadophrase

pau a pauphrase

Netherlands Antilles (former autonomous territory)
proper noun
[UK: ˈne.ðə.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz]
[US: ˈne.ðər.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz]

Antilhas Neerlandesasproper noun
{Pl}

Newfoundland and Labrador (Province in eastern Canada)
proper noun

Terra Nova e Labradorproper noun
{f}

news anchor (presenter of news broadcasts)
noun

âncora de notíciasnoun
{m} {f}

nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine (cardinal number 9,999)
numeral
[UK: naɪn ˈθaʊz.n̩d naɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈnaɪn.ti naɪn]
[US: ˈnaɪn ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ænd ˈnaɪn.ti ˈnaɪn]

nove milnumeral

novecentas e noventa e novenumeral
{f}

novecentos e noventa e novenumeral
{m}

no man is an island (all people are dependent on other people)
phrase

ninguém é uma ilhaphrase

now and then ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently)
adverb
[UK: naʊ ənd ðen]
[US: ˈnaʊ ænd ˈðen]

de vez em quandoadverb

ocasionalmenteadverb

vez por outraadverb

numerical analysis (study of algorithms)
noun
[UK: njuː.ˈme.rɪk.l̩ ə.ˈnæ.lə.sɪs]
[US: nuː.ˈme.rək.l̩ ə.ˈnæ.lə.səs]

análise numéricanoun
{f}

obtuse angle (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees)
noun
[UK: əb.ˈtjuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]
[US: abˈtuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]

ângulo obtusonoun
{m}

obtuse-angled (of a triangle)
adjective
[UK: əb.ˈtjuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩d]
[US: abˈtuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩d]

obtusânguloadjective

occupational health and safety (activity to promote health and safety in workplace)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.kjʊ.ˈpeɪ.ʃnəl]
[US: akjə.ˈpeɪ.ʃə.nəl]

higiene e segurança no trabalhonoun
{f}

odds and ends (miscellaneous things)
noun
[UK: ɒdz ənd endz]
[US: ˈɑːdz ænd ˈendz]

miudezasnoun
{f-Pl}

on an empty stomach preposition
[UK: ɒn ən ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək]
[US: ɑːn ˈæn ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək]

em jejumpreposition

once and for all (Finally, permanently, conclusively)
adverb
[UK: wʌns ənd fɔː(r) ɔːl]
[US: ˈwəns ænd ˈfɔːr ɔːl]

de uma vez por todasadverb

one and a half numeral
[UK: wʌn ənd ə hɑːf]
[US: wʌn ænd ə ˈhæf]

um e meionumeral

one another (idiomatic, reciprocal pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)]
[US: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.r̩]

sepronoun
{m}

um ao outropronoun
{m}

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