What does marfim in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word marfim in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use marfim in Portuguese.
The word marfim in Portuguese means ivory, ivory, ivory, marfim, marfim, marfim, marfim, de marfim, Costa do Marfim, torre de marfim, torre de marfim. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word marfim
ivorysubstantivo masculino (presas de elefantes) (elephant tusk) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
ivorysubstantivo masculino (cor) (colour) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
ivoryadjetivo (cor) (colour) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
marfimnoun (material: elephant's tusk) (material: presa de elefante) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) O governo sul-africano confiscou milhares de quilos de marfim só na semana passada. The South African government confiscated thousands of pounds of ivory just last week. |
marfimadjective (off-white in colour) (cor) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) Kelsey decidiu repintar as paredes com uma bela cor de marfim. Kelsey decided to repaint the walls a nice ivory color. |
marfimnoun (tusk) (presa de elefante) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The boar had some impressive ivory jutting out of his mouth. |
marfimnoun (ivory object) (objeto de marfim) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The lady had ivory around her neck and around her wrists. |
de marfimadjective (made of elephant's tusk) (material) (locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.) April comprou um antigo colar de marfim em uma venda de garagem. April bought an old ivory necklace at a garage sale. |
Costa do Marfimnoun (country in West Africa) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) |
torre de marfimnoun (figurative (unreal place) (lugar imaginário) You've been living in your ivory tower too long – come and join the real world! |
torre de marfimnoun as adjective (figurative (characteristic of academics) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) His ivory tower ideas are at odds with what's happening in the real world. |
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