Palavra Inglês do Dia
sand
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) |
Exemplos
| The bottle was filled with what looked like sand. A garrafa estava cheia com o que parecia ser 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. Wherever I look, there's only sand and more sand. Para onde quer que eu olhe, existe apenas areia e mais areia. The children built a sand castle on the beach. As crianças construíram um castelo de areia na praia. And what did she draw in the sand? E o que ela desenhou na areia? |
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