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mel noun
{m}

honey [honeys](sweet substance produced by bees)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌ.ni] [US: ˈhʌ.ni]

melada noun
{f}

honeydew(sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌ.nɪ.djuː] [US: ˈhʌ.ni.ˌduː]

melado adjective

honey-coloredadjective

honey-sweetadjective
[UK: ˈhʌ.ni swiːt] [US: ˈhʌ.ni ˈswiːt]

melancia noun
{f}

watermelon(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə.me.lən] [US: ˈwɒ.tər.ˌme.lən]

melancieira noun
{f}

watermelon(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə.me.lən] [US: ˈwɒ.tər.ˌme.lən]

melancolia noun
{f}

ennui(melancholia, depression)
noun
[UK: ɒn.ˈwiː] [US: e.ˈnuːi]

melancholia [melancholias]noun
[UK: ˌme.lənˈk.əʊ.lɪə] [US: ˌme.lənˈko.ʊ.lɪə]

melancholy [melancholies](Sadness or depression)
noun
[UK: ˈme.ləŋk.ɒ.li] [US: ˈme.lənˌk.ɑː.li]

melancolicamente adverb

melancholically(in a melancholic manner)
adverb

melancólico adjective

disconsolate(cheerless, dreary)
adjective
[UK: dɪs.ˈkɒns.əl.ət] [US: dɪs.ˈkɑːns.əl.ət]

dreary [drearier, dreariest](drab)
adjective
[UK: ˈdrɪə.ri] [US: ˈdrɪ.ri]

gloomy [gloomier, gloomiest](affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡluː.mi] [US: ˈɡluː.mi]

melancholic(filled with or affected by melancholy)
adjective
[UK: ˌme.ləŋˈk.ɒ.lɪk] [US: ˌme.lənˈk.ɑː.lɪk]

wistful(full of longing)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪst.fəl] [US: ˈwɪst.fəl]

melanina noun
{f}

melanin [melanins](dark pigment)
noun
[UK: ˈme.lə.nɪn] [US: ˈme.lə.ˌnɪn]

melanismo noun
{m}

melanism [melanisms](congenital excess of melanin pigmentation)
noun
[UK: mˈelənˌɪzəm] [US: mˈelənˌɪzəm]

melanoma noun
{m}

melanoma [melanomata](type of skin tumor)
noun
[UK: ˌme.lə.ˈnəʊ.mə] [US: ˌme.ləˈno.ʊ.mə]

Melanésia proper noun
{f}

Melanesia(part of Oceania)
proper noun
[UK: mˌelənˈiːziə] [US: mˌelənˈiːʒə]

melanésio adjective

Melanesian(referring to Melanesia)
adjective
[UK: ˌme.lə.ˈniː.ʒən] [US: ˌme.lə.ˈniː.ʒən]

melasma noun
{m}

melasma(dark skin discoloration common during pregnancy)
noun

melaço noun
{m}

molasses(thick brownish syrup refined from sugarcane)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈlæ.sɪz] [US: mə.ˈlæ.səz]

treacle(molasses or golden syrup)
noun
[UK: ˈtriːk.l̩] [US: ˈtriːk.l̩]

Melbourne proper noun
{f}

Melbourne(city in Australia)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmel.bən] [US: ˈmel.bərn]

meleca interjection

damn(non-vulgar expression of contempt etc.)
interjection
[UK: dæm] [US: ˈdæm]

meleca noun
{f}

booger(a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus)
noun
[UK: bˈʊɡə] [US: bˈʊɡɚ]

melhor noun

best(quality)
noun
[UK: best] [US: ˈbest]

melhor adjective

better(comparative of the adjectives good or well)
adjective
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər]

only(singularly superior; the best)
adjective
[UK: ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈoʊn.li]

melhor phrase

the more the merrier(it is more fun with more people)
phrase
[UK: ðə mɔː(r) ðə ˈme.rɪə(r)] [US: ðə ˈmɔːr ðə ˈme.riər]

melhor adverb

better(comparative of the adverb well)
adverb
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər]

melhor amiga noun
{f}

best friend(an especially close and trusted friend)
noun

melhor amigo noun
{m}

best friend(an especially close and trusted friend)
noun

melhor dizendo adverb

rather(more precisely)
adverb
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈræ.ðər]

melhor do que nada adjective

better than nothing(almost worthless)
adjective
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]

melhor impossível phrase

as good as it gets(the best available under the circumstances)
phrase
[UK: əz ɡʊd əz ɪt ˈɡets] [US: ˈæz ˈɡʊd ˈæz ˈɪt ˈɡets]

melhor que nada phrase

half a loaf is better than nonephrase

melhora noun

improvement [improvements](act of improving)
noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpruːv.mənt]

melhora noun
{f}

amelioration [ameliorations](improvement)
noun
[UK: ə.ˌmiː.liə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ə.ˌmi.ljə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]

melhora noun
{m}

upturn [upturns](an upward turn or trend)
noun
[UK: ˈʌp.tɜːn] [US: əp.ˈtɝːn]

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