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Quatro é o quadrado do dois.

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quatro
     1. num. four
     2. n-m. four
é
     1. v. verb form of ser
     2. interj. that’s right; yes; yeah; indicates agreement
     3. interj. erm; um; used in hesitant speech
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be (forms the passive voice)
          4. v. (impersonal) to be (indicates a point in time)
          5. v. (indtr, em, -another locational preposition) to be in (to be located in)
          6. v. (indtr, de) to be from (to have as one’s place of origin)
          7. v. (indtr, de) to be (someone’s); to belong to
          8. v. (indtr, para, aux=personal infinitive, .transitive, .or) to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)
          9. v. (indtr, para, .impersonal, aux=personal infinitive) to be supposed to; should (introduces an expected or demanded action)
          10. v. to be; to cost (to be worth a given amount of money)
          11. v. to happen; to take place; to occur
          12. v. (indtr, por, a favor de, contra) to be against or in favour of
          13. v. (poetic, intransitive) to exist; to be
          14. v. (impersonal, transitive) used for emphasis
          15. n-m. being (a living creature)
o
     1. art. the masculine singular definite article
     2. pron. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)
quadrado
     1. n-m. (geometry) square (polygon)
     2. n-m. (mathematics) square (the second power of a number)
     3. adj. (geometry, uncomparable) square-shaped
     4. adj. (slang) describes a traditionalist (one who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices)
     5. Participle. past participle of quadrar
     quadrar
          1. v. to square
do
     1. contraction. contraction of de
dois
     1. adj. two (2)
     2. n-m. two (the numerical value 2 or something with the value of two)
     3. n-m.          (card games) deuce (card with two spots)
     4. n-m.          deuce (side of a die with two spots)
     5. n-m. two (the character or digit ‘2’)




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