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hew [hewed, hewn, hewing, hews] (to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down) verb [UK: hjuː] [US: ˈhjuː] | desbastarverb |
hew [hewed, hewn, hewing, hews] (to shape; to form) verb [UK: hjuː] [US: ˈhjuː] | moldarverb |
he who laughs last laughs best (success is better after you've endured ridicule) phrase | quem ri por último ri melhorphrase |
he who smelt it dealt it (a person calling attention to or complaining about a fart) phrase | que resolvaphrase quem cheirouphrase |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | |
cashew [cashews] (tree) noun [UK: ˈkæ.ʃuː] [US: ˈkæ.ˌʃuː] | cajunoun cajueironoun |
cashew nut [cashew nuts] (the seed of the cashew tree) noun [UK: ˈkæ.ʃuː nʌt] [US: ˈkæ.ˌʃuː ˈnət] | castanha de cajunoun |
chew [chewed, chewing, chews] (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) verb [UK: tʃuː] [US: ˈtʃuː] | mascarverb mastigarverb |
chew over (to think deeply about) verb [UK: tʃuː ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈtʃuː ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | ruminarverb |
chewing gum [chewing gums] (flavoured preparation for chewing) noun [UK: ˈtʃuːɪŋ ɡʌm] [US: ˈtʃuːɪŋ ˈɡəm] | : chiclanoun : chicletenoun Angola and Mozambique: chuinga;noun chicletenoun goma de mascar;noun pastilha elásticanoun |
eschew [eschewed, eschewing, eschews] (avoid, shun) verb [UK: ɪˈs.tʃuː] [US: es.ˈtʃuː] | esquivarverb evitarverb renegarverb |
grandnephew (grandson of a sibling) noun [UK: ˈɡræn ne.fjuː] [US: ˌɡrænd.ˈne.fjuː] | sobrinho-netonoun |
Matthew (male given name) proper noun [UK: ˈmæ.θjuː] [US: ˈmæ.θjuː] | Mateusproper noun |
nephew [nephews] (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) noun [UK: ˈne.vjuː] [US: ˈne.fjuː] | sobrinhonoun |
phew (Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise) interjection [UK: fjuː] [US: ˈfjuː] | ufainterjection |
Saskatchewan (Province in western Canada) proper noun [UK: sə.ˈskæ.tʃə.wən] [US: sæ.ˈskæ.tʃə.ˌwɒn] | Saskatchewanproper noun |