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hostile takeover (buyout that is strongly resisted by the target company's management) noun | aquisição hostilnoun |
hostilely (in a hostile manner) adverb [UK: ˈhɒ.staɪ.li] [US: ˈhɒ.staɪ.li] | hostilmenteadverb |
infertile (not fertile) adjective [UK: ɪn.ˈfɜː.taɪl] [US: ˌɪn.ˈfɝː.təl] | infértiladjective |
mercantile (related to the exchange of goods for profit) adjective [UK: ˈmɜːk.ən.taɪl] [US: ˈmɝːk.ən.ˌtaɪl] | mercantiladjective |
motile (Having the power to move spontaneously) adjective [UK: ˈmotəl] [US: ˈmotəl] | móveladjective |
percentile [percentiles] (any of the ninety-nine points) noun [UK: pə.ˈsen.taɪl] [US: pər.ˈsen.ˌtaɪl] | percentilnoun |
pestilence [pestilences] (any highly contagious epidemic disease) noun [UK: ˈpe.stɪ.ləns] [US: ˈpe.stə.ləns] | pestenoun |
pitiless (having no pity) adjective [UK: ˈpɪ.tɪ.lɪs] [US: ˈpɪ.ti.ləs] | desapiedadoadjective impiedosoadjective |
projectile [projectiles] (object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon) noun [UK: prə.ˈdʒek.taɪl] [US: prə.ˈdʒek.təl] | projétilnoun |
quantile [quantiles] (quantile in statistics) noun [UK: kwˈɒntaɪl] [US: kwˈɑːntaɪl] | quantilnoun |
quartile [quartiles] (any of the three points) noun [UK: ˈkwɔː.taɪl] [US: ˈkwɔːr.ˌtɪl] | quartilnoun |
quintile (subset) noun [UK: ˈkwɪn.ˌtɪl] [US: ˈkwɪn.ˌtɪl] | quintilnoun |
reptile [reptiles] (a cold-blooded vertebrate) noun [UK: ˈrep.taɪl] [US: ˈrep.taɪl] | réptilnoun |
roof tile (tile covering a roof) noun [UK: ruːf taɪl] [US: ˈruːf ˈtaɪl] | telhanoun |
rutile (the most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide) noun [UK: ˈruː.til] [US: ˈruː.til] | rutilonoun |
sortilege (magic) noun [UK: ˈsɔː.tɪ.lɪdʒ] [US: ˈsɔːrt.lɪdʒ] | sortilégionoun |
stile (vertical component of a panel or frame) noun [UK: staɪl] [US: ˈstaɪl] | ombreiranoun umbralnoun |
stiletto [stilettos] (stabbing weapon) noun [UK: stɪ.ˈle.təʊ] [US: stə.ˈleto.ʊ] | estiletenoun |
tactile (tangible) adjective [UK: ˈtæk.taɪl] [US: ˈtæk.təl] | tátiladjective |
textile [textiles] (cloth produced from fabric) noun [UK: ˈtek.staɪl] [US: ˈtek.ˌstaɪl] | tecidonoun têxtilnoun |
turnstile [turnstiles] (rotating mechanical device) noun [UK: ˈtɜːn.staɪl] [US: ˈtɝːn.ˌstaɪl] | borboletanoun catracanoun roletanoun torniquetenoun |
versatile (capable of doing many things competently) adjective [UK: ˈvɜː.sə.taɪl] [US: ˈvɝː.sə.təl] | versátiladjective |
versatile (gay sexual slang: capable of taking both a top and bottom role) adjective [UK: ˈvɜː.sə.taɪl] [US: ˈvɝː.sə.təl] | relativoadjective |
volatile ((of a price etc) variable or erratic) adjective [UK: ˈvɒ.lə.taɪl] [US: ˈvɑː.lə.təl] | instáveladjective |
volatile (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions) adjective [UK: ˈvɒ.lə.taɪl] [US: ˈvɑː.lə.təl] | volátiladjective |