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street



rua
rua


Definições

inglês > português
street
     1. Substantivo. rua
inglês > inglês
street
     1. n. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
           Walk down the street.
     2. n. A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
           I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.
     3. n. The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.
     4. n. The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.
     5. n. (slang) Street talk or slang.
     6. n. (figuratively) A great distance.
           He's streets ahead of his sister in all the subjects in school.
     7. n. (poker slang) Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.
     8. n. Illicit, contraband, especially of a drug
           I got some pot cheap on the street.
     9. n. (attributive) Living in the streets.
           Street cat.
           Street urchin.
     10. n. (urban toponymy) By restriction, the streets that run perpendicular to avenues.
     11. adj. (slang) Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.
     12. v. To build or equip with streets.
     13. v. To eject; to throw onto the streets.
     14. v. (sports) To heavily defeat.
     15. v. To go on sale.
     16. v. (Japanese Mormonism) To proselytize in public.
português > inglês
rua
     1. n-f. street; road (paved path)
           Eu moro na rua da Igreja. - I live on Church Street.
           Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua. - Look both ways before you cross the street.
     2. n-f. streets (urban areas outside buildings)
           O mendigo mora na rua. - The beggar lives in the streets.
     3. interj. out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)

Pronúncia




Exemplos

My house is just across the street.
    Minha casa é bem do outro lado da rua.
There was once a merchant, so rich that he might have paved the whole street where he lived and an alley besides with pieces of silver.
    Era uma vez um comerciante tão rico que poderia ter pavimentado toda a rua onde morava e mais uma alameda com moedas de prata.
You can't miss our house if you follow this street.
    Você não deixará de achar nossa casa, se seguir por esta rua.
He lives across the street.
    Ele mora do outro lado da rua.
Walking along the street, I met an old friend.
    Andando pela rua eu encontrei um velho amigo.



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