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-th meaning in Portuguese

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-th (used to form the ordinal numeral)

-avo

-eiro

-imo

-to

-ésimo

-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]

mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voandophrase

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]

uma viagem de mil milhas começa com um único passophrase

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

uma imagem vale mais que mil palavrasphrase

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

ações falam mais alto que palavrasphrase

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
{Pl}

add fuel to the fire (worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

colocar lenha na fogueiraverb

pôr lenha na fogueiraverb

adjuvant therapy (secondary treatment)
noun

adjuvâncianoun
{f}

terapia adjuvantenoun
{f}

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
{m}

Alexandre Magnoproper noun
{m}

o Grandeproper noun
{m}

algebraic number theory (branch of number theory concerning algebraic number fields)
noun

teoria algébrica dos númerosnoun
{f}

teoria dos números algébricosnoun
{f}

all cats are grey in the dark (proverb)
phrase

à noite todo gato é pardophrase

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]

nem tudo que reluz é ourophrase

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

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