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fi noun
{m}

phi [phis](Greek letter)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪ] [US: ˈfaɪ]

fiabilidade noun

reliability [reliabilities](quality of a measurement)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˌlaɪə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: ri.ˌlaɪə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

fiacre noun
{m}

fiacre [fiacres](small carriage for hire)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈɑːkr] [US: fiː.ˈɑːkər]

fiadeira noun
{f}

spinster [spinsters](obsolete: occupation)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪn.stə(r)] [US: ˈspɪn.stər]

fiadeiro noun
{m}

spinster [spinsters](obsolete: occupation)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪn.stə(r)] [US: ˈspɪn.stər]

fiador noun

bondsman [bondsmen](someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒndz.mən] [US: ˈbɑːndz.mən]

fiador noun
{m}

bail [bails](person providing such payment.)
noun
[UK: beɪl] [US: ˈbeɪl]

cosigner(person who accepts joint responsibility for a debt)
noun

guarantor [guarantors](person or company that provides a guarantee)
noun
[UK: ˌɡæ.rən.ˈtɔː(r)] [US: ˌɡe.rən.ˈtɔːr]

surety [sureties](law: one who undertakes such promise)
noun
[UK: ˈʃʊə.rə.ti] [US: ˈʃʊ.rə.ti]

fiambre noun
{m}

cold cuts(meat)
noun
[UK: kəʊld kʌts] [US: koʊld ˈkəts]

fiança noun
{f}

bail [bails](security)
noun
[UK: beɪl] [US: ˈbeɪl]

suretyship(agreement)
noun
[UK: ˈʃʊərətɪʃɪp ] [US: ˈʃʊrətɪʃɪp ]

fiar verb

guarantee [guaranteed, guaranteeing, guarantees](to assume responsibility for a debt)
verb
[UK: ˌɡæ.rən.ˈtiː] [US: ˌɡe.rən.ˈtiː]

spin [spun, spun, spinning, spins](to make yarn)
verb
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]

thread [threaded, threading, threads](put thread through)
verb
[UK: θred] [US: ˈθred]

fiasco noun
{m}

debacle [debacles](event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously)
noun
[UK: deɪ.ˈbɑːk.l̩] [US: də.ˈbɑːk.l̩]

fiasco [fiascos](ludicrous or humiliating situation)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈæ.skəʊ] [US: fi.ˈæsko.ʊ]

flop [flops](failure, especially in the entertainment industry)
noun
[UK: flɒp] [US: ˈflɑːp]

fiação noun
{m}

spinning(process of converting fibres into yarn or thread)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspɪn.ɪŋ]

fibra noun
{f}

fibre [fibres](single elongated piece of material)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪ.bə(r)] [US: ˈfaɪ.bər]

fibra alimentar noun
{f}

dietary fibre(substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract)
noun

fibra de carbono noun
{f}

carbon fiber(filament)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.bən ˈfaɪ.bə(r)] [US: ˈkɑːr.bən ˈfaɪ.bər]

fibra ótica noun
{f}

optical fibre(fibre used for transmitting light)
noun

fibrado noun
{m}

fiber bundle(topological space)
noun

fibriloso adjective

fibrillose(covered with hair-like appendages)
adjective
[UK: fˈɪbrɪlˌəʊs] [US: fˈɪbrɪlˌoʊs]

fibrinolítico adjective

fibrinolytic(of, pertaining to, or producing fibrinolysis)
adjective

fibrodisplasia ossificante progressiva noun
{f}

fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva(disease in which fibrous tissue becomes ossified when damaged)
noun

fibromialgia noun
{f}

fibromyalgia(condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints)
noun

fibrose noun
{f}

fibrosis [fibroses](formation of connective tissue)
noun
[UK: ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪ.ˈbrəʊ.sɪs] [US: ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪˈbro.ʊ.sɪs]

fibrose cística noun
{f}

cystic fibrosis [cystic fibroses](medical condition)
noun
[UK: ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪ.ˈbrəʊ.sɪs ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪ.ˈbrəʊ.sɪs] [US: ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪˈbro.ʊ.sɪs ˌsɪ.stɪk faɪˈbro.ʊ.sɪs]

fibrótico adjective

fibrotic(pertaining to fibrosis)
adjective

ficada noun
{f}

one-night stand [one-night stands](sexual encounter)
noun

ficante noun

squeeze [squeezes](slang: a romantic partner)
noun
[UK: skwiːz] [US: ˈskwiːz]

ficante noun
{mf}

friend with benefits(friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship)
noun

ficante noun
{m} {f}

one-night stand [one-night stands](either of the two partners)
noun

ficar verb

become(to begin to be)
verb
[UK: bɪˈkʌm] [US: bɪˈkʌm]

fall [fell, fallen, falling, falls](become or change into)
verb
[UK: fɔːl] [US: ˈfɑːl]

get [got, gotten, getting, gets](to become)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet] [US: ˈɡet]

hook up(to have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended)
verb
[UK: hʊk ʌp] [US: ˈhʊk ʌp]

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