Palavra Inglês do Dia

uncle

tio

Definições

inglês > português

uncle

1. Substantivo. tio

inglês > inglês

uncle

1. n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

2. n. (euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.

3. n. (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

4. n. (UK, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.

5. n. (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK, and Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

6. n. (Southern US, slang) An older male African-American person.

7. interj. A cry used to indicate surrender.

8. v. (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.

9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.

português > inglês

tio

1. n-m. uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)

2. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial, often, considered disrespectful) uncle (term of address for any adult)

3. n-m. (usually in the diminutive) guy; bloke

Tinha dois tiozinhos no ponto. - There were two guys at the bus stop.

4. n-m. an employee who performs a given activity

tio da limpeza - uncle of the cleaning

Pronúncia

Exemplos

I hear my uncle died of cancer.
    Ouvi dizer que meu tio morreu de câncer.
The boy and his uncle faced each other across the table.
    O menino e seu tio sentaram-se à mesa, à frente um do outro.
I ran across my uncle at the station.
    Eu me encontrei por acaso com o meu tio na estação.
My father visited my uncle in the hospital.
    Meu pai visitou o seu tio no hospital.
This camera was given me by my uncle.
    Esta câmera foi-me dada por meu tio.

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