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shabby [shabbier, shabbiest] (torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged) adjective [UK: ˈʃæ.bi] [US: ˈʃæ.bi] | esfarrapadoadjective estropiadoadjective |
sibyl [sibyls] (a pagan female oracle) noun [UK: ˈsɪb.l̩] [US: ˈsɪb.l̩] | sibilanoun |
side by side (literally) adverb [UK: saɪd baɪ saɪd] [US: ˈsaɪd baɪ ˈsaɪd] | lado a ladoadverb |
stand by (to wait in expectation of some event) verb [UK: stænd baɪ] [US: ˈstænd baɪ] | esperarverb |
State of Libya (country (official name)) proper noun | Estado da Líbiaproper noun |
step by step (gradually) adverb [UK: step baɪ step] [US: ˈstep baɪ ˈstep] | de pouquinho em pouquinhoadverb gradualmenteadverb passo a passoadverb pouco a poucoadverb |
tabby (brindled) adjective [UK: ˈtæ.bi] [US: ˈtæ.bi] | tigradoadjective |
tabby [tabbies] (cat) noun [UK: ˈtæ.bi] [US: ˈtæ.bi] | gato tigradonoun |
take the bull by the horns (to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) verb [UK: teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːrnz] | |
terabyte (1,000,000,000,000 bytes) noun | terabytenoun |
thereby (by that) adverb [UK: ðeə.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈðer.ˈbaɪ] | com issoadverb |
throw the baby out with the bathwater ((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər] | |
trial by fire (test in which a person is exposed to flames) noun | prova de fogonoun |
trial by ordeal (practice) noun | ordálianoun |
wallaby [wallaby] (Any of several species of Marsupial) noun [UK: ˈwɒ.lə.bi] [US: ˈwɑː.lə.bi] | wallabynoun |
whereby (by which) adverb [UK: ˌweə.ˈbaɪ] [US: wer.ˈbaɪ] | pelo qualadverb |
yottabyte (2^80 or 10^24 bytes) noun | yottabytenoun |
you can't judge a book by its cover (it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone) phrase | |
zettabyte (2^70 or 10^21 bytes) noun | zettabytenoun |