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horse meaning in Portuguese

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horse [horses] (slang: heroin)
noun
[UK: hɔːs]
[US: ˈhɔːrs]

cavalonoun
{m}

horse chestnut [horse chestnuts] (tree)
noun
[UK: hɔːs ˈtʃe.snʌt]
[US: ˈhɔːrs ˈtʃe.ˌsnət]

castanha-da-índianoun
{f}

castanheira-da-índianoun
{f}

castanheiro-da-índianoun
{m}

horseback (on the back of a horse)
adverb
[UK: ˈhɔːs.bæk]
[US: ˈhɔːrˌs.bæk]

a cavaloadverb

horsefeathers (hair)
noun

crinanoun

horsefly [horseflies] (fly of the family Tabanidae)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔːs.flaɪ]
[US: ˈhɔːrs.flaɪ]

moscardonoun
{m}

mutucanoun
{f}

tavãonoun
{m}

horseman [horsemen] (man who rides a horse)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.smən]
[US: ˈhɔːr.smən]

cavaleironoun
{m}

horsemeat (horse meat)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.smiːt]
[US: ˈhɔːr.smiːt]

carne de cavalonoun
{f}

horsepower (metric)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.spaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈhɔːr.ˌspɑː.wər]

cavalo de vapornoun

horsepower (non-metric)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.spaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈhɔːr.ˌspɑː.wər]

cavalo-vapornoun
{m}

horsepower (strength)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.spaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈhɔːr.ˌspɑː.wər]

forçanoun
{f}

horseradish [-] (plant)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.sræ.dɪʃ]
[US: ˈhɔːrs.ˌræ.dɪʃ]

raiz-fortenoun
{f}

horseshoe [horseshoes] (metallic shoe of a horse)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔːs ʃuː]
[US: ˈhɔːrs.ˌʃuː]

ferraduranoun
{f}

horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse)
verb
[UK: ˈhɔːs ʃuː]
[US: ˈhɔːrs.ˌʃuː]

ferrarverb

horsetail [horsetails] (plant of the order Equisetales)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.ˌstel]
[US: ˈhɔːr.ˌstel]

cavalinhanoun
{f}

horsewoman [horsewomen] (a female equestrian)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.swʊ.mən]
[US: ˈhɔːr.swʊ.mən]

amazonanoun
{f}

antihorse (that reacts with the immunoglobins found in horses)
adjective

anticavaloadjective

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
noun
[UK: ət.ˈlæn.tɪk hɔːs ˈmæ.krəl]
[US: əˈt.læn.tɪk ˈhɔːrs ˈmæk.ə.rəl]

carapaunoun
{m}

clotheshorse (laundry frame)
noun
[UK: ˈkləʊðz.hɔːs]
[US: ˈkloʊðz.hɔːs]

estendalnoun
{m}

varalnoun
{m}

don't look a gift horse in the mouth (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a cavalo dado não se olha os dentesphrase

a cavalo dado não se olham os dentesphrase

flog a dead horse (to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more)
verb
[UK: flɒɡ ə ded hɔːs]
[US: ˈflɑːɡ ə ˈded ˈhɔːrs]

chutar cachorro mortoverb

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse proper noun
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈhɔː.smən əv ðə ə.ˈpɒk.ə.lɪps]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈhɔːr.smən əv ðə ə.ˈpɑːk.ə.ˌlɪps]

quatro Cavaleiros do Apocalipseproper noun
{m-Pl}

hobby horse (child's toy)
noun

cavalo de paunoun
{m}

hold one's horses (idiomatic: to be patient)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz ˈhɔː.sɪz]
[US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈhɔːr.səz]

aguentar os cavalosverb

hung like a horse (having a large penis)
adjective

dotadoadjective
{m}

pé de mesaadjective
{m}

I could eat a horse (I am very hungry)
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ kʊd iːt ə hɔːs]
[US: ˈaɪ ˈkʊd ˈiːt ə ˈhɔːrs]

eu poderia comer um cavalophrase

pommel horse (gymnastic apparatus)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌm.l̩ hɔːs]
[US: ˈpɑːm.l̩ ˈhɔːrs]

cavalo com alçasnoun
{m}

cavalo com arçõesnoun
{m}

cavalo de arçõesnoun
{m}

put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ðə kɑːt bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə hɔːs]
[US: ˈpʊt ðə ˈkɑːrt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈhɔːrs]

colocar o carro à frente dos boisverb

racehorse [racehorses] (horse that competes in races)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪs.hɔːs]
[US: ˈreɪs.ˌhɔːrs]

cavalo de corridanoun
{m}

rocking horse (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒkɪŋ hɔːs]
[US: ˈrɑːkɪŋ ˈhɔːrs]

cavalinho de balançonoun
{m}

sawhorse [sawhorses] (a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material)
noun
[UK: ˈsɔː.hɔːs]
[US: ˈsɔːr.hɔːrs]

cavaletenoun
{m}

sea horse (fish)
noun

cavalo-marinhonoun
{m}

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