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polissémico adjective

polysemous(having multiple meanings)
adjective
[UK: pˌɒlɪsˈeməs] [US: pˌɑːlɪsˈeməs]

polissêmico adjective

polysemous(having multiple meanings)
adjective
[UK: pˌɒlɪsˈeməs] [US: pˌɑːlɪsˈeməs]

prancha de desembarque noun
{f}

gangboard(board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside)
noun

gangplank [gangplanks](board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæŋ.plæŋk] [US: ˈɡæŋ.ˌplæŋk]

quem espera sempre alcança phrase

good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd ˈθɪŋz kʌm tuː ðəʊz huː weɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈθɪŋz ˈkəm ˈtuː ðoʊz ˈhuː ˈweɪt]

quem semeia vento colhe tempestade phrase

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them)
phrase
[UK: saʊ ðə wɪnd riːp ðə ˈwɜːl.wɪnd] [US: ˈsaʊ ðə wɪnd ˈriːp ðə ˈwɜːrˌl.wɪnd]

quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades phrase

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them)
phrase
[UK: saʊ ðə wɪnd riːp ðə ˈwɜːl.wɪnd] [US: ˈsaʊ ðə wɪnd ˈriːp ðə ˈwɜːrˌl.wɪnd]

what goes around comes around(actions have consequences)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt ɡəʊz ə.ˈraʊnd kʌmz ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈhwʌt ɡoʊz ə.ˈraʊnd ˈkəmz ə.ˈraʊnd]

rua sem saída noun
{f}

dead end(street or path that goes nowhere)
noun
[UK: ded end] [US: ˈded ˈend]

talassemia noun
{f}

thalassemianoun

tecnologia sem fio noun
{f}

wireless [wirelesses](radio)
noun
[UK: ˈwaɪə.lɪs] [US: ˈwaɪr.ləs]

telefone sem fio noun

grapevine [grapevines](informal means of circulating gossip)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪp.vaɪn] [US: ˈɡreɪp.ˌvaɪn]

telefone sem fio noun
{m}

Chinese whispers(game)
noun

tocar sem parar verb

ring off the hook(ring constantly)
verb

toda boa ação tem sempre uma punição phrase

no good deed goes unpunished(beneficial actions often go unappreciated etc.)
phrase

uma mulher sem um homem é como um peixe sem uma bicicleta phrase

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle(a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life)
phrase

uma vez a cada duas semanas adverb

biweekly(every two weeks)
adverb
[UK: bi.wee.kli] [US: baɪ.ˈwiː.kli]

vesícula seminal noun
{f}

seminal vesicle [seminal vesicles]noun
[UK: ˈse.mɪn.l̩ ˈve.sɪk.l̩] [US: ˈse.mən.l̩ ˈve.sɪk.l̩]

você vem sempre aqui? phrase

do you come here often(do you come here often?)
phrase

volte sempre interjection

come again(polite farewell, inviting return visit)
interjection
[UK: kʌm ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈkəm ə.ˈɡen]

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