Palavra Inglês do Dia

tea

chá

Definições

inglês > português

tea

1. Substantivo. chá

inglês > inglês

tea

1. n. The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.

Go to the supermarket and buy some tea.

2. n. The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

Would you like some tea?

3. n. A variety of the tea plant.

Darjeeling is a tea from India.

4. n. By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants. Also, meat stock served hot as a drink, often as a stimulant or restorative.

camomile tea; mint tea; beef tea

5. n. (Australia, British, Canada, New Zealand, northern US) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.

6. n. (Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon.

7. n. (UK) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea; afternoon tea.

8. n. (Commonwealth) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it.

The family were sitting round the table, having their tea.

9. n. (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.

Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.

10. n. (slang) Marijuana.

11. n. (slang) Information, especially sensitive and/or juicy gossip. (Connected to the idea of sipping tea while listening to such information.)

spill the tea on that drama

12. v. To drink tea.

13. v. To take afternoon tea (the light meal).

14. n. A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction.

português > inglês

chá

1. n-m. tea plant (Camellia sinensis, a bush whose leaves are used to make tea)

2. n-m. tea (drink made by infusing parts of plants)

3. n-m. a late afternoon meal

4. n-m. (slang) any drug made by infusing a substance

Pronúncia

Exemplos

I'd like some tea, please.
    Eu gostaria de algum chá, por favor.
Please clear away the tea things.
    Por favor, tire da mesa o serviço de chá.
I'd rather drink coffee than tea.
    Eu gosto mais de café do que de chá.
What I want isn't tea, but coffee.
    O que eu quero não é chá, mas café.
Bringing a cup of tea is the only thing I can do.
    A única coisa que eu posso fazer é trazer uma xícara de chá.

Reveja Palavras Prévias

watering can	bud	ink	soft drink
trainer	lightning	ladder	soap
drink	sneeze	vitamin	grass
lock	squid	thirty-nine	plum

cherry	petrol can	chair	foot
edger	tunnel	twenty	prune
air vent	beach	fern	shower curtain
earring	twenty-seven	tongue	sweet

Subscrever às Palavra do Dia

Email: