Palavra Inglês do Dia
uncletio
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
| When I saw my uncle yesterday, he told me that he had returned from London three days before. Quando eu vi meu tio ontem, ele me contou que ele tinha retornado de Londres três dias antes. My uncle has made me what I am today. O que eu sou hoje em dia devo ao meu tio. I was given a nice present by my uncle. O meu tio me deu um belo presente. I'll visit my uncle next week. Eu vou visitar meu tio semana que vem. My uncle gave me a book yesterday. Here is the book. Meu tio me deu um livro ontem. Aqui está ele. |
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