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| Traduções principais |
| compass n | (navigation device) (instrumento) | bússola sf |
| | Before GPS, ship captains used to use a compass to find their way. |
| | Antes do GPS, os capitães de navios costumavam usar uma bússola para achar a direção. |
compass, pair of compasses n | (device for drawing circles) (instrumento) | compasso sm |
| | The architect used a compass to draw a perfect circle. |
| | O arquiteto usou um compasso para desenhar um círculo perfeito. |
| compass n | (perimeter, bounds) | perímetro sm |
| | A great many fruit trees grow within the bounds of this house's gardens. |
| compass n | figurative (bounds, scope) | escopo sm |
| | | âmbito sm |
| | The compass of this project is hard to define. |
| Traduções complementares |
| compass [sth]⇒ vtr | archaic (go around, circumnavigate) | circunavegar vi |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (surround) | circundar vt |
| | The walls that compassed the city were too high to be scaled. |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (devise: a plan or way) | compreender, alcançar vt |
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