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colon meaning in Portuguese

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colon [colons] (punctuation mark)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.lən]
[US: ˈkoʊ.lən]

dois pontosnoun
{m-Pl}

colon [colons] (the last part of the digestive system)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.lən]
[US: ˈkoʊ.lən]

cólonnoun
{m}

colonel [colonels] (commissioned office in the armed services)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜːn.l̩]
[US: ˈkɝː.nl̩]

coronelnoun
{m}

colonial (of or pertaining to a colony)
adjective
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.nɪəl]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.niəl]

colonialadjective

colonial [colonials] (person from a country that is or was controlled by another)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.nɪəl]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.niəl]

colononoun
{m}

colonialism (policy of authority over people or territories)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.nɪə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.niə.ˌlɪ.zəm]

colonialismonoun
{m}

colonialist [colonialists] (one who supports or advocates colonialism)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.nɪə.lɪst]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.niə.ləst]

colonialistanoun
{m} {f}

colonialist (or or pertaining to colonialism)
adjective
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.nɪə.lɪst]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.niə.ləst]

colonialistaadjective

colony [colonies] (region or governmental unit)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.lə.ni]
[US: ˈkɑː.lə.ni]

colônianoun
{f}

colonist [colonists] (founder of a colony)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.lə.nɪst]
[US: ˈkɑː.lə.nəst]

colonanoun
{f}

colonizadornoun
{m}

colononoun
{m}

colonization [colonizations] (process of establishing a colony)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒ.lə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌkɑː.lə.nə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

colonizaçãonoun
{f}

colonize [colonized, colonizing, colonizes] (to begin a new colony)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒ.lə.naɪz]
[US: ˈkɑː.lə.ˌnaɪz]

colonizarverb

colonnade [colonnades] (a series of columns at regular intervals)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒ.lə.ˈneɪd]
[US: ˌkɑː.lə.ˈneɪd]

colunatanoun
{f}

colonoscopy [colonoscopies] (examination of the colon using a colonoscope)
noun
[UK: kˌəʊlənˈɒskəpi]
[US: kˌoʊlənˈɑːskəpi]

colonoscopianoun
{f}

anticolonial (against colonialism)
adjective

anticolonialadjective

anticolonialistaadjective

anticolonialism (the movement that opposes colonialism)
noun

anticolonialismonoun
{m}

anticolonialist (opponent of colonialism)
noun

anticolonialistanoun
{m} {f}

anticolonization (opposing colonization)
adjective

anticolonizaçãoadjective

ascending colon [ascending colons] (part of the colon)
noun

cólon ascendentenoun
{m}

decolonization (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
noun
[UK: ˌdi:ˌk.ɒ.lə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌdi:ˌk.ɒ.lə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

descolonizaçãonoun
{f}

decolonize [decolonized, decolonizing, decolonizes] (to release from the status of colony)
verb
[UK: ˌdiːˈk.ɒ.lə.naɪz]
[US: ˌdiːˈk.ɒ.lə.naɪz]

descolonizarverb

intercolonial (between colonies)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.tək.ə.ˈləʊ.njəl]
[US: ɪn.tərk.əˈlo.ʊ.niːəl]

intercolonialadjective

leper colony (isolated community of lepers, see also: leprosery)
noun

leprosarianoun
{f}

lieutenant colonel (military rank)
noun
[UK: lef.ˈte.nəntˈk.ɜːnl]
[US: lef.ˈte.nəntˈk.ɜːnl]

tenente-coronelnoun
{m}

neocolonial (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism)
adjective

neocolonialadjective

neocolonialism (colonial linguistic expression)
noun
[UK: ˌniːəʊk.ə.ˈləʊ.nɪə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: ˌniːo.ʊk.əˈlo.ʊ.nɪə.lɪ.zəm]

neocolonialismonoun
{m}

precolonial noun

pré-colonialnoun

semi-colony (country which is dependent on one or more countries)
noun

semicolónianoun
{f}

semicolônianoun
{f}

semicolon (punctuation mark ';')
noun
[UK: ˌse.mɪˈk.əʊ.lən]
[US: ˌse.mɪˈko.ʊ.lən]

ponto e vírgulanoun

ponto-e-vírgulanoun
{m}