Palavra Inglês do Dia

island

ilha

Definições

inglês > português

island

1. Substantivo. ilha (porção de terra emersa cercada de água)

inglês > inglês

island

1. n. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

2. n. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)

an island of colour on a butterfly's wing

3. n. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

4. n. A traffic island.

the island in the middle of a roundabout

5. n. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

6. n. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

7. v. To surround with water; make into an island.

8. v. To set, dot (as if) with islands.

9. v. To isolate.

português > inglês

ilha

1. n-f. (landforms) island

2. n-f. (slang) a group of houses in a poor area of a town

3. n-f. (figuratively, popular) a person who stands alone in defense of an idea