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anisometric (not isometric) adjective | anisométricoadjective |
anisometropia [anisometropias] (condition in which the eyes have different refractive power) noun [UK: ˌanɪsəʊmtrˈəʊpiə] [US: ˌænɪsoʊmtrˈoʊpiə] | anisometropianoun |
another nail in someone's coffin (one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall) phrase | mais um prego no caixãophrase |
apoptosome (a large ternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis) noun | apoptossomanoun apoptossomonoun |
apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | menina dos olhosnoun |
awesome (causing awe or terror) adjective [UK: ˈɔː.səm] [US: ˈɑː.səm] | apavoranteadjective aterradoradjective |
awesome (excellent, exciting) adjective [UK: ˈɔː.səm] [US: ˈɑː.səm] | incríveladjective |
blossom [blossomed, blossoming, blossoms] (begin to thrive or flourish) verb [UK: ˈblɒ.səm] [US: ˈblɑː.səm] | prosperarverb |
blossom [blossomed, blossoming, blossoms] (have or open into blossoms) verb [UK: ˈblɒ.səm] [US: ˈblɑː.səm] | desabrocharverb florescerverb florirverb |
box someone's ears (slap on the side of the head) verb | dar um pé de ouvidoverb |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | |
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | |
burdensome (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) adjective [UK: ˈbɜːdn.səm] [US: ˈbɝː.dən.səm] | exigenteadjective |
burst someone's bubble (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) verb | |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | o gato comeu sua línguaphrase |
chromosome [chromosomes] (structure in the cell nucleus) noun [UK: ˈkrəʊ.mə.səʊm] [US: ˈkroʊ.məˌsoʊm] | cromossomanoun cromossomonoun |
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | acudirverb |
cumbersome (burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | incômodoadjective incómodoadjective |
cumbersome (not easily managed or handled; awkward) adjective [UK: ˈkʌm.bə.səm] [US: ˈkʌm.bər.səm] | desajeitadoadjective |
cut someone loose (to let someone go) verb | dispensarverb |
cut someone some slack verb | dar um tempoverb dar uma folgaverb |
desmosome (a structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue) noun | desmossomanoun desmossomonoun |
don't get someone started (used to attempt to avoid a discussion) phrase | nem me falephrase |
drive someone crazy (annoy) verb | deixar loucoverb |
drive someone crazy (cause insanity) verb | enlouquecerverb |
eat out of someone's hand (to be submissive due to fascination) verb | |
fivesome (group of five) noun [UK: fˈaɪvsʌm] [US: fˈaɪvsʌm] | quintetonoun |
foursome [foursomes] (group of four) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.səm] [US: ˈfɔːr.səm] | quartetonoun |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | dar nos nervosverb |
give someone five (to slap someone's hand) verb | tocarverb |
give someone the creeps (give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright) verb | dar arrepiosverb |
gruesome (repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly) adjective [UK: ˈɡruː.səm] [US: ˈɡruː.səm] | horrendoadjective |