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egg meaning in Portuguese

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egg (to throw (rotten) eggs at (someone or something))
verb
[UK: eɡ]
[US: ˈeɡ]

jogar ovos emverb

egg of Columbus (brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple after the fact)
noun

ovo de Colombonoun
{m}

egg on (provoke)
verb
[UK: eɡ ɒn]
[US: ˈeɡ ɑːn]

incitarverb

provocarverb

egg roll (a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients)
noun

rolo de ovosnoun

egg salad (dish made of hard-boiled eggs)
noun

salada de ovonoun
{f}

eggcup (a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten)
noun
[UK: ˈɛgˌkʌp]
[US: ˈɛgˌkʌp]

oveironoun
{m}

eggless (Containing no egg)
adjective

sem ovoadjective

eggnog (egg-based beverage)
noun
[UK: ˈɛgˌnɔg]
[US: ˈɛgˌnɔg]

eggnognoun
{m}

eggplant (edible fruit)
noun
[UK: ˈeɡ.plɑːnt]
[US: ˈeg.ˌplænt]

beringelanoun
{f}

eggplant (plant)
noun
[UK: ˈeɡ.plɑːnt]
[US: ˈeg.ˌplænt]

berinjelanoun
{f}

eggshell [eggshells] (object)
noun
[UK: ˈeɡ.ʃel]
[US: ˈeg.ˌʃel]

casca de ovonoun
{f}

arpeggiate (to play (a chord) as an arpeggio)
verb

arpejarverb

arpeggiation (the act of playing an arpeggio)
noun

arpejamentonoun
{m}

arpeggiator (effect that plays an arpeggio from an input chord)
noun

arpejadornoun
{m}

arpeggio [arpeggios] (notes of a chord played individually)
noun
[UK: ɑː.ˈpe.dʒɪəʊ]
[US: ɑːr.ˈpedʒdʒo.ʊ]

arpejonoun
{m}

arpeggio (to play as an arpeggio)
verb
[UK: ɑː.ˈpe.dʒɪəʊ]
[US: ɑːr.ˈpedʒdʒo.ʊ]

arpejarverb

beggar [beggars] (person who begs)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈbe.ɡər]

mendiganoun
{f}

mendigonoun
{m}

pedintenoun
{m} {f}

beggars can't be choosers (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts)
phrase
[UK: ˈbe.ɡərz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuː.zə(r)z]
[US: ˈbe.ɡərz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuː.zərz]

a cavalo dado não se olha os dentesphrase

beg [begged, begging, begs] (to plead with someone for help)
verb
[UK: beɡ]
[US: ˈbeɡ]

implorarverb

suplicarverb

beg [begged, begging, begs] (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
verb
[UK: beɡ]
[US: ˈbeɡ]

mendigarverb

black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈle.ɡɪd ˈkɪ.tɪ.weɪk]
[US: ˈblæk ˈle.ɡəd ˈkɪ.tə.ˌwek]

gaivota-tridáctilanoun
{f}

boiled egg [boiled eggs] (boiled egg (generic))
noun
[UK: bɔɪld eɡ]
[US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ]

ovo cozidonoun
{m}

boiled egg [boiled eggs] (soft-boiled egg)
noun
[UK: bɔɪld eɡ]
[US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ]

ovo quentenoun
{m}

bootleg [bootlegged, bootlegging, bootlegs] (to make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyright product)
verb
[UK: ˈbuːt.leɡ]
[US: ˈbuːˌt.leɡ]

piratearverb

century egg (Chinese delicacy)
noun

ovo centenárionoun
{m}

chicken-or-egg question (a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first)
noun

paradoxo do ovo e da galinhanoun
{m}

Easter egg (a dyed or decorated egg)
noun
[UK: ˈiː.stə(r) eɡ]
[US: ˈiː.stər ˈeɡ]

ovo de Páscoanoun

Easter egg hunt (activity held at Easter where hidden Easter eggs have to be found)
noun

caça ao ovo de Páscoanoun

Fabergé egg (Easter egg by Fabergé)
noun

ovo Fabergénoun
{m}

four-legged (having four legs)
adjective
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈle.ɡɪd]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈle.ɡəd]

quadrúpedeadjective

four-legged friend (animal regarded as a good friend)
noun

amigo de quatro patasnoun
{m}

fried egg (egg that has been shallow fried)
noun
[UK: fraɪd eɡ]
[US: ˈfraɪd ˈeɡ]

ovo estreladonoun
{m}

lay an egg (to produce a failure or flop)
verb

fazer fiascoverb

fracassarverb

lay an egg (to produce an egg)
verb

botar um ovoverb

pôr um ovoverb

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