land

[lænd] 1. noun

1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra

2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras

2. verb

1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrar

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pôr(-se) em terra

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) acabar em

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noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) jipe

- landing

- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies

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[lænd] n 1 terra. 2 região, país, nação. 3 terras, solo, terreno. 4 bens de raiz. • vt+vi 1 aportar, desembarcar. 2 Aeron pousar, aterrar, aterrissar. 3 parar, acabar. the thief landed in jail / o ladrão acabou na cadeia. 4 pegar, apanhar (peixes). 5 coll ganhar, obter. Land of the Rising Sun país do Sol Nascente: Japão. to land a fish pegar um peixe. to land a job obter um emprego. to make land Naut avistar terra.