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boi meaning in English

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boi noun
{m}

ox [oxen](an adult castrated male of cattle)
noun
[UK: ɒks] [US: ˈɑːks]

steer [steers](castrated male of cattle)
noun
[UK: stɪə(r)] [US: ˈstɪr]

boi-almiscarado noun
{m}

musk ox(Arctic mammal)
noun

boia noun
{f}

buoy [buoys](moored float)
noun
[UK: bɔɪ] [US: ˈbuːi]

float [floats](buoyant device)
noun
[UK: fləʊt] [US: floʊt]

boia de arinque noun
{f}

anchor buoy(buoy attached to an anchor)
noun

boia espaguete noun
{m}

pool noodle(long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools)
noun

boia macarrão noun
{m}

pool noodle(long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools)
noun

boia salva-vidas noun
{f}

life preserver [life preservers](buoyant ring or vest)
noun
[UK: laɪf prɪ.ˈzɜː.və(r)] [US: ˈlaɪf pri.ˈzɝː.vər]

boiar verb

float [floated, floating, floats](to be supported by a liquid)
verb
[UK: fləʊt] [US: floʊt]

boiardo noun
{m}

boyar(rank of aristocracy)
noun
[UK: boˈjɑː] [US: boˈjɑːr]

boicotar verb

boycott [boycotted, boycotting, boycotts](to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest)
verb
[UK: ˈbɔɪ.kɒt] [US: ˈbɔɪ.kɑːt]

boicote noun
{m}

boycott [boycotts](the act of boycotting)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔɪ.kɒt] [US: ˈbɔɪ.kɑːt]

boieiro proper noun
{m}

Boötes(a constellation)
proper noun

boina noun
{f}

beret(type of brimless cap)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.reɪ] [US: ˈbe.rət]

boiola noun
{m}

fruitcake(homosexual)
noun
[UK: ˈfruːtk.eɪk] [US: ˈfruːtˌkek]

sissy [sissies](an effeminate boy or man)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.si] [US: ˈsɪ.si]

boitatá noun
{m}

will o' the wisp(strange light)
noun
[UK: wɪl ˈəʊ ðə wɪsp] [US: wɪl ˈoʊ ðə ˈwɪsp]

: chorá-boi noun

great antshrike(Taraba major)
noun

ameboide adjective

amebiform(that resembles an amoeba)
adjective

antiboicote adjective

antiboycott(opposing or countering boycotts)
adjective

carboidrato noun
{m}

carbohydrate [carbohydrates](organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose)
noun
[UK: ˌkɑː.bə.ˈhaɪ.dreɪt] [US: ˌkɑːrbo.ˈhaɪ.ˌdret]

carro de bois noun
{m}

oxcart(cart drawn by ox)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːk.ˌskɑːt] [US: ˈɑːk.ˌskɑːrt]

claraboia noun

skylight [skylights](window dome or opening in the roof)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.laɪt] [US: ˈskaɪ.ˌlaɪt]

colocar o carro à frente dos bois verb

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]

comboiar verb

convoy(to escort a group of vehicles)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒn.vɔɪ] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˈvɔɪ]

comboio noun
{m}

convoy [convoys](merchant ships sailing in company under the protection of naval vessels)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.vɔɪ] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˈvɔɪ]

train [trains](line of connected cars or carriages)
noun
[UK: treɪn] [US: ˈtreɪn]

comboio-bala noun
{m}

bullet train(Japanese high-speed train)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt treɪn] [US: ˈbʊ.lət ˈtreɪn]

comboio/trem blindado noun
{m}

armoured train(railway train protected with armour)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.məd treɪn] [US: ˈɑːr.məd ˈtreɪn]

cuboide noun
{m}

cuboid bone [cuboid bones](one of the tarsal bones)
noun

estação de comboios noun
{m}

railway station(place where trains stop)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪl.weɪ ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈreɪˌl.we ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

flamboiã noun
{m}

flamboyant(tree)
noun
[UK: flæmˈbo.ɪənt] [US: flæm.ˌbɔɪənt]

história para boi dormir noun
{f}

tall tale(a greatly exaggerated, fantastic story)
noun
[UK: tɔːl teɪl] [US: ˈtɒl ˈteɪl]

jiboia noun
{f}

boa [boas](snake)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊə] [US: ˈboʊə]

boa constrictor [boa constrictors](snake)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊə ˈbəʊə kən.strɪk.tə(r)] [US: ˈboʊə ˈboʊə kən.strɪk.tə(r)]

jiboia-constritora noun
{f}

boa constrictor [boa constrictors](snake)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊə ˈbəʊə kən.strɪk.tə(r)] [US: ˈboʊə ˈboʊə kən.strɪk.tə(r)]

para onde vai este comboio? phrase

where does this train gophrase

parboilizar verb

parboil [parboiled, parboiling, parboils](partially boil)
verb
[UK: ˈpɑːbɔɪl] [US: ˈpɑːr.ˈbɔɪl]

peixe-boi noun
{m}

manatee [manatees](any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae)
noun
[UK: ˌmæ.nə.ˈtiː] [US: ˈmæ.nə.ˌti]

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