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bota meaning in English

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bota noun
{f}

boot [boots](heavy shoe that covers part of the leg)
noun
[UK: buːt] [US: ˈbuːt]

botadeira noun
{f}

layer [layers](hen kept to lay eggs)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪə(r)] [US: ˈleɪər]

botafogo noun
{m}

linstock(staff for lighting cannons)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪn.stɒk] [US: ˈlɪn.ˌstɑːk]

botanista noun
{m} {f}

botanist [botanists](a person engaged in botany)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒ.tə.nɪst] [US: ˈbɑː.tə.nəst]

botanizar verb

botanize [botanized, botanizing, botanizes](do the work of a botanist)
verb
[UK: ˈbɒ.tə.naɪz] [US: ˈbɒ.tə.naɪz]

botar verb

lay [laid, laid, laying, lays](to deposit an egg)
verb
[UK: leɪ] [US: ˈleɪ]

put [put, put, putting, puts](to place something somewhere)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt] [US: ˈpʊt]

botar a boca no trombone verb

blow the whistle(disclose information to the public)
verb

botar o pé na estrada verb

hit the road(to begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle)
verb
[UK: hɪt ðə rəʊd] [US: ˈhɪt ðə roʊd]

botar um ovo verb

lay an egg(to produce an egg)
verb

botarr o pé na estrada verb

hit the road(to leave a place; to go away)
verb
[UK: hɪt ðə rəʊd] [US: ˈhɪt ðə roʊd]

botaréu noun
{m}

buttress [buttresses](brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs]

botas de sete léguas noun
{f-Pl}

seven-league boots(boots enabling great stride)
noun
[UK: ˈsev.n̩ liːɡ buːts] [US: ˈsev.n̩ ˈliːɡ ˈbuːts]

antissabotagem adjective

antisabotage(preventing or countering sabotage)
adjective

arcobotante noun
{m}

flying buttress(buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports)
noun
[UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈbʌ.trəs]

bater as botas verb

buy the farm(to die)
verb
[UK: baɪ ðə fɑːm] [US: ˈbaɪ ðə ˈfɑːrm]

give up the ghost(to die)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ʌp ðə ɡəʊst] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp ðə ɡoʊst]

kick the bucket(to die)
verb
[UK: ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt] [US: ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkət]

cabotagem noun
{f}

cabotage(transport of goods or passengers in the same country)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.bə.tɪdʒ] [US: ˈkæ.bə.tɪdʒ]

cambota noun
{f}

crankshaft [crankshafts](rotating shaft that drives a crank)
noun
[UK: ˈkrænk.ʃɑːft] [US: ˈkræŋk.ˌʃæft]

colocar/botar/pôr para fora verb

put out(place outside or eject)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈpʊt ˈaʊt]

desbotado adjective

lackluster(having no shine or lustre; dull)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stə(r)] [US: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stər]

desbotar verb

fade [faded, fading, fades](to lose freshness, brightness)
verb
[UK: feɪd] [US: ˈfeɪd]

embotado adjective

dull [duller, dullest](lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp)
adjective
[UK: dʌl] [US: ˈdəl]

embotar verb

abate [abated, abating, abates]((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbeɪt] [US: ə.ˈbeɪt]

Gato de Botas proper noun
{m}

Puss in Boots(fairy tale)
proper noun
[UK: pʊs ɪn buːts] [US: ˈpʊs ɪn ˈbuːts]

lambe-botas noun
{m} {f}

brownnose(one who brownnoses)
noun

toady [toadies](sycophant flattering others to gain personal advantage)
noun
[UK: ˈtəʊ.di] [US: ˈtoʊ.di]

lambe-botas noun
{m}

sycophant [sycophants](one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪk.ə.fænt] [US: ˈsɪk.ə.fænt]

yes man(a person who always agrees with his employer or superior)
noun

Lugar Nenhum; meio do nada; onde Judas perdeu as botas; cu do mundo noun

middle of nowhere(remote place)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪd.l̩ əv ˈnəʊ.weə(r)] [US: ˈmɪd.l̩ əv ˈnoʊ.weə(r)]

não conte com o ovo antes da galinha botar phrase

don't count your chickens before they're hatched(one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]

sabotador noun
{m}

saboteur [saboteurs](a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property)
noun
[UK: ˌsæ.bə.ˈtɜː(r)] [US: ˌsæ.bə.ˈtɝː]

sabotagem noun
{f}

sabotage(deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction)
noun
[UK: ˈsæ.bə.tɑːʒ] [US: ˈsæ.bə.ˌtɑːʒ]

sabotar verb

sabotage [sabotaged, sabotaging, sabotages](deliberate destruction to prevent success)
verb
[UK: ˈsæ.bə.tɑːʒ] [US: ˈsæ.bə.ˌtɑːʒ]

undermine [undermined, undermining, undermines](hinder, sabotage)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈmaɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌmaɪn]

tudo e mais um par de botas noun

everything but the kitchen sink(Almost everything, whether needed or not)
noun