leaf

[li:f]

plural - leaves; noun

1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) folha

2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) folha

3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) aba

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- leaflet

- leafy
- turn over a new leaf

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[li:f] n (pl leaves) 1 folha de planta, de livro, de porta. 2 folhagem. 3 pétala de uma flor. 4 o que se assemelha à folha de uma planta. 5 chapa fina de metal. • vi+vt 1 cobrir-se de folhas. 2 virar as páginas, folhear. in leaf folheado. stuffed cabbage leaf Cook charuto de repolho. stuffed vine leaf Cook charuto de folha de uva. to burst into leaf cobrir-se repentinamente de folhas. to leaf through folhear rapidamente (livro, revista). to take a leaf out of one’s book seguir o exemplo de outrem, irritar. to turn over a new leaf mudar de vida, corrigir-se.