| Traduções principais |
| leaf n | (tree: foliage) (de planta) | folha sf |
| | The trees lost their leaves early this year because of the frost. |
| | As árvores perderam suas folhas este ano por causa da geada. |
| leaf n | (sheet of paper, page) (de papel) | folha sf |
| | Ben turned over a leaf in his book and kept reading. |
| | Ben virou uma página em seu livro e continuou a ler. |
| leaf n | (part of table) | folha sf |
| | When the kids moved out Sam dropped the table leaves to make the dining table smaller. |
| | Quando as crianças se mudaram, Sam abaixou as bordas da mesa para deixar a mesa de jantar menor. |
Formas compostas:
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bay leaf,
plural: bay leaves n | (aromatic leaf used in cooking) | folha de louro sf + prep + adj |
| | Whenever I make a casserole, I add a bay leaf from my garden. |
| | Sempre que faço caçarola, coloco uma folha de louro do meu jardim. |
beet,
beet leaf,
beetroot leaf n | UK (beet greens: edible leaf of beet plant) | folhas de beterraba sf pl + loc adj |
| | Rachel prepared a green salad of rocket and beetroot leaves. |
| betel leaf n | often plural (leaf of betel plant) | bétele sf |
| | Betel leaves are ground to a paste and put to various medicinal uses. |
| double-leaf adj | (window: two doors) | porta dupla loc adj |
endpaper,
also US: end paper,
end leaf,
end sheet,
also UK: endleaf n | (paper at front or back of a book) | guarda de livro sf + prep + sm |
fig leaf,
plural: fig leaves n | (leaf of a fig tree) | folha de figueira loc sf |
| | A real fig leaf would be too itchy to wear. |
| fig leaf n | figurative ([sth] that covers [sth] shameful) | folha de figueira loc sf |
| four-leaf clover n | (clover with four leaves) | trevo de quatro folhas loc sm |
| | I searched the grass for a four-leaf clover. |
| four-leaf clover n | (symbol of good luck) (sinal de boa sorte) | trevo de quatro folhas loc sm |
| | My dog's been a kind of four-leaf clover to me all his life. |
| gold leaf n | uncountable (thin sheet of gold) | folha de ouro loc sf |
| | It looks like solid gold but really it's only plaster covered with gold leaf. |
| leaf blower n | (device for clearing leaves) | soprador de folhas sm + prep + sfpl |
loose leaf,
loose-leaf tea n | (tea: in the form of leaves) | chá a granel sm + prep + sm |
| loose-leaf n as adj | (binder: with removable pages) (fichário: folhas removíveis) | de folhas soltas loc adj |
loose-leaf,
loose leaf n as adj | (tea: in the form of leaves) (chá) | de folhas soltas loc adj |
maple leaf,
plural: maple leaves n | (leaf of hardwood maple tree) (bot.) | folha de bordo loc sf |
| maple leaf n | (symbol: emblem of Canada) (símbolo do Canadá) | folha de bordo loc sf |
| | Canada's symbol is the maple leaf. |
scorch,
leaf scorch,
sun scorch n | (botany: disease) (botânica) | queimada sf |
| | Scorch had turned the leaves of the horse chestnut reddish-brown. |
| take a leaf out of [sb]'s book v expr | figurative (follow [sb]'s example) | seguir o exemplo de alguém vt + loc sm |
| tea leaf n | (dried leaf of the tea plant) (folha seca de chá) | folha de chá loc sf |
| | Some fortune-tellers use tea leaves to read fortunes. |
| tea leaf n | UK, regional, slang (thief) | ladrão sm |
| turn over a new leaf v expr | figurative (reform your behaviour) | emendar-se vp |
| | | dar uma guinada expres v |
| vine leaf n | (leaf of a climbing plant) (folha de planta trepadeira) | folha de videira sf |