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coisa meaning in English

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coisa noun
{f}

affair [affairs](any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈfeə(r)] [US: ə.ˈfer]

doohickey(a thing)
noun

gizmo(thingy)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɪz.ˌməʊ] [US: ˈɡɪzˌmo.ʊ]

thing [things](that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋ]

thingamajig(something that one does not know the name of)
noun

thingy(a thing)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋ.i] [US: ˈθɪŋ.i]

whatchamacallit(any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember)
noun
[UK: wˈɒttʃəmˌakəlˌɪt] [US: wˈʌttʃəmˌækəlˌɪt]

coisa em si noun
{f}

thing-in-itself(thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon)
noun

coisa-em-si noun
{f}

thing-in-itself(thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon)
noun

coisarada noun
{f}

jazz(the (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s))
noun
[UK: dʒæz] [US: ˈdʒæz]

coisas noun
{f-Pl}

stuff(miscellaneous items; things)
noun
[UK: stʌf] [US: ˈstəf]

a coisa se complica phrase

the plot thickens(used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation)
phrase
[UK: ðə plɒt ˈθɪkənz] [US: ðə ˈplɑːt ˈθɪkənz]

alguma coisa pronoun
{f}

something(unspecified object)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

dar em alguma coisa verb

pan out(proceed according to plan)
verb
[UK: pæn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈpæn ˈaʊt]

dizer alguma coisa verb

ring a bell(to seem vaguely familiar)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ ə bel] [US: ˈrɪŋ ə ˈbel]

estado de coisas noun
{m}

state of affairs(specific situation)
noun
[UK: steɪt əv ə.ˈfeəz] [US: ˈsteɪt əv ə.ˈferz]

fazer a coisa certa verb

do the right thing(act ethically)
verb
[UK: duː ðə raɪt ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈduː ðə ˈraɪt ˈθɪŋ]

fazer as coisas do seu jeito verb

march to the beat of a different drum(to do things unconventionally)
verb

grande coisa interjection

big deal(so what)
interjection
[UK: bɪɡ diːl] [US: ˈbɪɡ ˈdiːl]

grande coisa noun

big deal(something very important)
noun
[UK: bɪɡ diːl] [US: ˈbɪɡ ˈdiːl]

Internet das coisas proper noun
{f}

Internet of Things(Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects)
proper noun

mais alguma coisa pronoun

anything else(any other thing)
pronoun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ els] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ ˈels]

nenguma coisa pronoun
{f}

nothing(not any thing)
pronoun
[UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]

não ser grande coisa phrase

no biggie(not a big deal)
phrase

não ter noção das coisas verb

not know which end is up(to have no common sense)
verb

qualquer coisa pronoun

whateverpronoun
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

qualquer coisa pronoun
{f}

anything(any thing of any kind)
pronoun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ]

qualquer coisa noun
{f}

anything(someone or something)
noun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ]

qualquer coisa que determiner

whateverdeterminer
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

quanto mais as coisas mudam phrase

the more things change, the more they stay the same( change is constant, unavoidable and a fact of life)
phrase

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