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stain [stains] (discoloured spot or area) noun [UK: steɪn] [US: ˈsteɪn] | manchanoun máculanoun nódoanoun |
stain [stains] (substance used to soak into a surface and colour it) noun [UK: steɪn] [US: ˈsteɪn] | colorantenoun tintanoun |
stain [stained, staining, stains] (to treat a microscope specimen with a dye) verb [UK: steɪn] [US: ˈsteɪn] | colorarverb colorirverb corarverb |
stained glass (coloured glass) noun [UK: steɪnd ˈɡlɑːs] [US: ˈsteɪnd ˈɡlæs] | vitralnoun |
stainless (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) adjective [UK: ˈsteɪn.ləs] [US: ˈsteɪn.ləs] | inoxidáveladjective |
stainless steel (corrosion-free alloy) noun [UK: ˈsteɪn.ləs stiːl] [US: ˈsteɪn.ləs ˈstiːl] | aço inoxidávelnoun |
abstain [abstained, abstaining, abstains] (hinder, withhold) verb [UK: əb.ˈsteɪn] [US: əb.ˈsteɪn] | impedirverb |
abstain [abstained, abstaining, abstains] (refrain from) verb [UK: əb.ˈsteɪn] [US: əb.ˈsteɪn] | abster-severb privar-severb |
sustain [sustained, sustaining, sustains] (to maintain something) verb [UK: sə.ˈsteɪn] [US: sə.ˈsteɪn] | susterverb |
sustain [sustained, sustaining, sustains] (to provide for or nourish something) verb [UK: sə.ˈsteɪn] [US: sə.ˈsteɪn] | sustentarverb |
sustainability (ability to sustain something) noun [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˌste.nə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti] | sustentabilidadenoun |
sustainable (able to be sustained) adjective [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] | sustentáveladjective |
sustainable development (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) noun [UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] | desenvolvimento sustentávelnoun |