tree

tree
[tri:]
noun
(the largest kind of plant, with a thick, firm, wooden stem and branches: We have three apple trees growing in our garden.) árvore
- tree-trunk
- tree line
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[tri:] n 1 árvore. 2 tronco. 3 Mech coluna. 4 árvore genealógica, desenho ou diagrama em forma de árvore. 5 objeto ou peça de madeira (cabide, forma de sapato). • vt 1 colocar sapato sobre a forma. 2 fazer (um animal) refugiar-se em árvore. 3 fig embaraçar alguém. family tree árvore genealógica. tree of knowledge Bib árvore da ciência do bem e do mal. tree of life a) árvore da vida. b) Bot tuia. to be at the top of the tree estar na frente, estar entre os primeiros. as the tree is, so is the fruit a) conforme a árvore são os frutos.b) fig filho de peixe, peixe é. up a tree em dificuldades, em aperto. to be treed estar apertado, estar em dificuldades. to bark up the wrong tree fazer queixas, acusar erroneamente.

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