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pill



pílula
pílula


Definições

inglês > português
pill
     1. pílula, comprimido
inglês > inglês
pill
     1. n. A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
     2. n. (informal, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
           Jane went on the pill when she left for college.
           She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.
     3. n. (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
     4. n. (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
     5. n. (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
     6. n. (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball.
     7. n. (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
     8. n. (GUI) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
     9. v. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
     10. v. To form into the shape of a pill.
           Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.
     11. v. To medicate with pills.
           She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.
     12. v. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
     13. v. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
     14. v. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
     15. v. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
     16. n. (obsolete) The peel or skin.
     17. n. (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
português > inglês
pílula
     1. n-f. pill

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

"Will you take the red pill or the blue pill?" "I think I'll just go home."
    "Você vai pegar a pílula vermelha ou a pílula azul?" "Eu acho que só vou para casa."



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