| Traduções principais |
| egg n | (eaten as food) | ovo sm |
| | She ate two boiled eggs for breakfast. |
| | Ela comeu dois ovos cozidos no café da manhã. |
| egg n | (bird, reptile: shell with embryo) | ovo sm |
| | Most birds lay their eggs in the spring. |
| | A maioria dos pássaros põem seus ovos na primavera. |
| egg n | (woman, female mammal: ovum) | óvulo sm |
| | A woman has a set number of eggs that she is born with. |
| | Uma mulher nasce com um determinado número de óvulos. |
| egg [sth]⇒ vtr | (cookery: coat in egg) | banhar com ovo expres v |
| | | pincelar com ovo expres v |
| | First you egg the chicken pieces, then you roll them in flour. |
| | Primeiro, você banha com o ovo os pedaços de frango, então você os rola na farinha. |
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| a bad egg n | figurative, pejorative, informal (mean or dishonest person) (figurado: pessoa) | ovo podre loc sm |
| | It's no surprise that he ended up in prison; he has always been a bad egg. |
| bad egg n | (egg that is rotten) | ovo podre loc sm |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| beaten egg n | (eggs: whisked) | ovo batido loc sm |
| | Brushing beaten egg over the bread dough produces a lovely golden glaze. |
| boiled egg n | (egg cooked in boiling water) | ovo cozido loc sm |
| | Boiled eggs are handy for taking on a picnic. |
| chocolate egg n | (Easter confection) | ovo de chocolate loc sm |
| | The basket was filled with colored eggs, chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and plastic grass. |
deviled egg (US),
devilled egg (UK) n | usually plural (stuffed halves of boiled egg) | ovo recheado sm + adj |
| | To make deviled eggs I mash the egg yolks with other ingredients. |
| duck egg n | (egg laid by duck) | ovo de pata loc sm |
| Easter egg n | (chocolate egg given at Easter) | ovo de Páscoa |
| | These Easter eggs are made of milk chocolate. |
| Easter egg n | (bird's egg decorated for Easter) (ovos decorados para a Páscoa) | ovo de Páscoa |
| | People originally painted Easter eggs with bright colours to represent Spring. |
| Easter egg n | figurative (computer program: hidden feature) (recurso oculto em programa de computador) | Easter egg |
| | There is an Easter egg inside the program. |
| Easter egg hunt n | (search for chocolate or decorated eggs) | caça ao ovo de Páscoa |
| | Naomi organized an Easter egg hunt for the children. |
| egg beater n | (handheld whisk) | batedor de ovo loc sm |
| egg carton n | (box in which eggs are sold) | caixa de ovo loc sf |
| | I recyle my egg cartons by planting seeds in the compartments. |
| egg cell | (biology) | óvulo sm |
| egg drop soup n | (Chinese soup) (sopa chinesa) | sopa de ovos loc sf |
| | A typical appetizer on a Chinese restaurant menu is egg drop soup. |
| egg flower soup n | (Chinese soup) (sopa Chinesa) | sopa de ovos loc sf |
| | In San Francisco, it's almost obligatory to start lunch with egg flower soup. |
| | Em São Francisco, é quase obrigatório começar o almoço com sopa de ovos. |
| egg roll n | US (Chinese food) | rolinho primavera loc sm |
| | Egg rolls filled with vegetables and shredded pork are a common appetizer in Chinese-American restaurants. |
| egg salad n | (chopped egg in mayonnaise) | salada de ovo loc sf |
| | My boss used to have an egg salad sandwich for lunch every day. |
| egg timer n | (device: measures cooking time) (aparelho para medir tempo de cozimento) | temporizador de ovo loc sm |
| egg wash n | (pastry coating) | ovos envernizados smpl + adj |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) (parte do ovo) | clara sf |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| egg yolk n | (yellow part of an egg) | gema de ovo loc sf |
| | The recipe requires one egg yolk. |
egg-bearing,
egg-laying adj | (animal: lays eggs) | ovíparo adj |
| egg-shaped adj | (oval) | oval adj |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | (kitchen tool: whisk) | batedor de claras loc sm |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | (swimming: kick used to tread water) (técnica de natação) | eggbeater estrang |
eggbeater,
egg beater n | US, slang (helicopter) | helicóptero sm |
eggnog,
egg nog n | (frothy drink) (bebida alcoólica) | gemada sf |
| | | eggnog sf |
| | Egg nog is a traditional drink during the winter holidays. |
| | Gemada é uma bebida tradicional durante o recesso de inverno. |
| fried egg n | (egg cooked in pan of fat) | ovo frito loc sm |
| | Eating fried eggs every morning is not good for your health. |
| | Ovo frito todas as manhãs não faz bem à saúde. |
| fried eggs npl | figurative, pejorative, slang (woman's flat chest) (gíria) | tábua sf |
| | His previous girlfriends all had big breasts, but this one has two fried eggs. |
| good egg n | figurative (decent or kind person) (informal, pessoa decente ou simpática) | gente boa sf |
| | (informal) | gente fina sf |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) (com gema dura) | ovo cozido sm + adj |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (produce: egg) (ovos) | pôr, botar vt |
| | A hen can lay a few eggs per week, I think. |
| | Acho que a galinha põe alguns ovos por semana. |
| lay an egg v expr | mainly US, figurative, informal (fail) | fracassar completamente expres v |
| nest egg n | figurative (savings) | pé-de-meia sm |
| | Matthew blew their nest egg on a fast car, and his wife was not pleased. |
| | The recent recession almost totally wiped out my nest egg. |
oolite,
egg stone n | (type of limestone) (mineralogia) | oólito sm |
over-egg [sth],
overegg [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, figurative (overdo, exaggerate) | exagerar vt |
over-egg the pudding,
overegg the pudding v expr | UK, figurative (go too far with [sth]) | estragar por causa de exageros expres |
| robin's-egg blue n | (turquoise colour) | azul-turquesa sm |
| Nota: Two hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| robin's-egg-blue adj | (turquoise in colour) | azul-turquesa adj |
| | The mother of the bride usually wears a robin's-egg-blue dress. |
| Scotch egg n | (boiled egg in sausage meat) (ovo cozido envolto em carne moída) | bolovo sm |
| | | ovo à escocesa sm |
| scrambled egg n | often plural (eggs stirred while cooking) | ovo mexido sm |
| | Scrambled eggs and bacon is a favorite breakfast of mine. |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) (ovo cozido com gema mole) | ovo de gema mole sm |
| | | ovo com gema mole sm |
toad-in-the-hole,
egg-in-the-basket n | US (egg cooked in bread) (comida: prato americano) | ovo frito no ninho, ovo no pão sm |