| inglês > português |
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| mouse |
| 1. Substantivo. (Zoologia) camundongo |
| 2. Substantivo. pessoa tímida |
| 3. Substantivo. (Informática) dispositivo usado para controlar o ponteiro num computador: mause, rato (Portugal), mouse |
| inglês > inglês |
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| mouse |
| 1. n. Any small rodent of the genus Mus. |
| 2. n. (informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent. |
| 3. n. A quiet or shy person. |
| 4. n. (computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display. |
| 5. n. (boxing) Hematoma. |
| 6. n. (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out. |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A familiar term of endearment. |
| 8. n. A match used in firing guns or blasting. |
| 9. n. (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context). |
| 10. n. (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair. |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around). |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. |
| 13. v. (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire. |
| Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack. |
| 14. v. (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse. |
| 15. v. (obsolete, nonce, transitive) To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. |
| português > inglês |
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| rato |
| 1. n-m. rat (any rodent of the genus Rattus) |
| 2. n-m. mouse (any rodent of the genus Mus) |
| 3. n-m. (computer hardware, Portugal) mouse (input device used to move a pointer on the screen) |
| 4. n-m. burglar; petty thief (person who steals small objects) |
| 5. n-m. (Trás-os-Montes) while (a very short period of time) |
