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Palavra Inglês do Dia

sand



areia
areia


Definições

inglês > português
sand
     1. Substantivo. areia
inglês > inglês
sand
     1. n. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
     2. n. (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
           The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
     3. n. (dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.
     4. n. (geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
     5. n. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
           (color panel, DBC7AB)
     6. n. (obsolete) A single grain of sand.
     7. n. (figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
     8. adj. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
     9. v. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
     10. v. To cover with sand.
     11. v. (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.
     12. n. (colloquial) A sandpiper.
português > inglês
areia
     1. n-f. sand (finely ground rock)

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

This is the first time I've ever put out a fire with sand.
    É a primeira vez que eu apago um incêndio com areia.
The sand is yellow, and also the sun is yellow. The sand and the the sun are yellow.
    A areia é amarela e também o sol é amarelo. A areia e o sol são amarelos.
They also built a sand castle.
    Eles também fizeram um castelo de areia.
The bottle was filled with what looked like sand.
    A garrafa estava cheia com o que parecia ser areia.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.
    Não havia nada além de areia à vista.



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