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isca meaning in English

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isca noun

lure [lures](artificial fishing bait)
noun
[UK: lʊə(r)] [US: ˈlʊr]

isca noun
{f}

bait(substance used in catching fish)
noun
[UK: beɪt] [US: ˈbeɪt]

tinder(dry sticks etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪn.də(r)] [US: ˈtɪn.dər]

iscar verb

bait [baited, baiting, baits](to attract with bait)
verb
[UK: beɪt] [US: ˈbeɪt]

arriscado adjective

adventurous(full of hazard)
adjective
[UK: əd.ˈven.tʃə.rəs] [US: æd.ˈven.tʃə.rəs]

risky [riskier, riskiest](dangerous, involving risks)
adjective
[UK: ˈrɪ.ski] [US: ˈrɪ.ski]

arriscado adjective
{m}

dodgy [dodgier, dodgiest](risky)
adjective
[UK: ˈdɒ.dʒi] [US: ˈdɒ.dʒi]

perilous(dangerous, full of peril)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.rə.ləs] [US: ˈpe.rə.ləs]

arriscar verb

gamble [gambled, gambling, gambles](to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome)
verb
[UK: ˈɡæm.bl̩] [US: ˈɡæm.bl̩]

risk [risked, risking, risks](to incur risk to something)
verb
[UK: rɪsk] [US: ˈrɪsk]

venture [ventured, venturing, ventures](to risk)
verb
[UK: ˈven.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈven.tʃər]

batiscafo noun
{m}

bathyscaphe(self-propelled deep-sea submersible)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.θɪ.skæf] [US: ˈbæ.θɪ.ˌskeɪf]

beliscada noun

nibble [nibbles](a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪb.l̩] [US: ˈnɪb.l̩]

beliscada noun
{f}

pinch [pinches](action of squeezing a small amount of skin)
noun
[UK: pɪntʃ] [US: ˈpɪntʃ]

beliscar verb

pinch [pinched, pinching, pinches](to squeeze a small amount of skin)
verb
[UK: pɪntʃ] [US: ˈpɪntʃ]

Biscaia proper noun
{f}

Biscay(province of Spain)
proper noun

biscate verb
{m}

odd job(task of incidental nature)
verb
[UK: ɒd dʒɒb] [US: ˈɑːd ˈdʒɑːb]

boi-almiscarado noun
{m}

musk ox(Arctic mammal)
noun

chuviscar verb

drizzle [drizzled, drizzling, drizzles](to rain lightly)
verb
[UK: ˈdrɪz.l̩] [US: ˈdrɪz.l̩]

comiscar verb

nibble [nibbled, nibbling, nibbles](eat with small bites)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪb.l̩] [US: ˈnɪb.l̩]

confiscar verb

confiscate [confiscated, confiscating, confiscates](take possession of by authority)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt] [US: ˈkɑːn.fə.ˌsket]

take away(to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it)
verb
[UK: teɪk ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈteɪk ə.ˈweɪ]

confiscação noun
{f}

confiscation [confiscations](the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.fɪ.ˈskeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌkɑːn.fə.ˈskeɪʃ.n̩]

diplomacia arriscada noun
{f}

brinkmanship(pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp] [US: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ˌʃɪp]

discalculia noun
{f}

dyscalculia [dyscalculias](pathology: difficulty with numbers)
noun

discar verb

dial [dialled, dialling, dials](To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone)
verb
[UK: ˈdaɪəl] [US: ˈdaɪəl]

disco riscado noun
{m}

broken record(Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance)
noun

em um piscar de olhos preposition

at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə drɒp əv ə hæt] [US: ət ðə ˈdrɑːp əv ə ˈhæt]

in the blink of an eye(immediately, instantaneously)
preposition

evasão fiscal noun
{f}

tax avoidance(legal exploitation of tax rules)
noun

tax evasion(illegal avoidance of tax)
noun
[UK: tæks ɪ.ˈveɪʒ.n̩] [US: ˈtæks ɪ.ˈveɪʒ.n̩]

faiscar verb

sparkle [sparkled, sparkling, sparkles](to emit sparks)
verb
[UK: ˈspɑːk.l̩] [US: ˈspɑːrk.l̩]

fiscal noun

proctor [proctors](person who supervises students as they take an examination)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒk.tə(r)] [US: ˈprɑːk.tər]

fiscal adjective

fiscal(pertaining to finance in general)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪ.skl̩] [US: ˈfɪ.skl̩]

Francisca proper noun
{f}

Frances(feminine form of Francis)
proper noun
[UK: ˈfrɑːn.sɪs] [US: ˈfræn.səs]

franciscano adjective

Franciscan(Of or related to the Franciscans)
adjective
[UK: fræn.ˈsɪ.skən] [US: fræn.ˈsɪ.skən]

franciscano noun
{m}

Franciscan [Franciscans](a member of the OFM)
noun
[UK: fræn.ˈsɪ.skən] [US: fræn.ˈsɪ.skən]

Golfo da Biscaia proper noun
{m}

Bay of Biscay(gulf)
proper noun
[UK: beɪ əv] [US: ˈbeɪ əv]

hiena-riscada noun
{f}

striped hyena(Hyaena hyaena)
noun

lavandisca noun
{f}

wagtail [wagtails](various small passerine birds)
noun
[UK: ˈwæɡ.teɪl] [US: ˈwæɡ.teɪl]

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