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Os ladrões limparam a casa.

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os
     1. art. masculine plural of o
     2. pron. third-person plural direct objective personal pronoun; them
     3. n. plural of o
ladrões
     1. n. plural of ladrão
     ladrão
          1. n-m. thief
          2. interj. (Brazil, games, sports) man on!
limparam
     1. v. verb form of limpar
     limpar
          1. v. to clean (to remove dirt from a place or object)
          2. v. (figurative) to remove all contents from a location or container
          3. v. to stop being cloudy or foggy; to clear up
          4. v. to eviscerate and descale an animal for consumption
a
     1. n-m. alt sp-lite, á
     2. art. feminine singular of o
     3. pron. her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)
     4. prep. to, introduces the indirect object
     5. prep. to; towards, indicates destination
     6. prep. away, indicates a physical distance
     7. prep. with; by means of, using as an instrument or means
     8. prep. with; on, using as a medium or fuel
     9. prep. by, using the specified measurement; in the specified quantity
     10. prep. (preceded and followed by the same word) by, indicates a steady progression
     11. prep. in the style or manner of; a la
     12. prep. (limited use, see usage notes) at, during the specified period
     13. prep. (rare except in set terms) at; in, indicates a location or position
     14. prep. indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
     15. prep. (followed by a verb in the infinitive form) forms the present participle
     16. prep. (followed by an infinitive or present passive) to, forms the future participle
     17. interj. oh, expression of mild surprise
     18. v. misspelling of há
casa
     1. n-f. house
     2. n-f.          structure serving as an abode of human beings
     3. n-f.          building or institution serving as something other than residence, such as a shop
     4. n-f.          noble family
     5. n-f. home (one’s own dwelling place)
     6. n-f. (board games) a cell which may be occupied by a piece (such as a square in a chessboard)
     7. n-f. a digit position
     8. n-f. (slang) a destined place for shows or festive meetings
     9. v. verb form of casar
     casar
          1. v. (indtr, com) to marry
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get married
          3. v. to wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
          4. v. to join, unite




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