Palavra Inglês do Dia

uncle

tio

Definições

inglês > português

uncle

1. Substantivo. tio

inglês > inglês

uncle

1. n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

2. n. (euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.

3. n. (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

4. n. (UK, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.

5. n. (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK, and Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

6. n. (Southern US, slang) An older male African-American person.

7. interj. A cry used to indicate surrender.

8. v. (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.

9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.

português > inglês

tio

1. n-m. uncle (brother of someone's father or mother, or an aunt's husband)

2. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial, often, considered disrespectful) uncle (term of address for any adult)

3. n-m. (usually in the diminutive) guy; bloke

Tinha dois tiozinhos no ponto. - There were two guys at the bus stop.

4. n-m. an employee who performs a given activity

tio da limpeza - uncle of the cleaning

Pronúncia

Exemplos

My uncle has made me what I am today.
    O que eu sou hoje em dia devo ao meu tio.
Is this the key your uncle is looking for?
    É esta a chave que seu tio está procurando?
I've been living with my uncle for a month.
    Eu estou vivendo com o meu tio faz um mês.
The man reading a paper over there is my uncle.
    O homem que está ali lendo um jornal é meu tio.
The man running over there is my uncle.
    O homem que está correndo lá é meu tio.

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