| Traduções complementares |
| Mother interj | (female parent: in direct address) | mãe sf |
| | Mother! Where did you go? May I have some more cake, Mother? |
| | Mãe! Onde você foi? Posso comer mais bolo, mãe? |
| the mother of [sth] n | figurative (cause) (causa) | mãe sf |
| | Some think that diplomacy is the mother of inaction. |
| | Alguns acham que a diplomacia é a mãe da inatividade. |
| mother n | figurative (maternal quality) (qualidades de mãe) | mãe sf |
| | It is the mother in her that leads to her kindness and patience. |
| | É a mãe dentro dela que a leva a ter doçura e paciência. |
| Mother n | (Mother Superior) | madre sf |
| | Mother Superior is always early for mass. |
| | A madre superiora sempre chega cedo para a missa. |
| mother n as adj | (motherly, maternal) | materno adj |
| | Mother love is the source of endless tolerance. |
| | O amor materno é fonte de tolerância infinita. |
| mother n as adj | (mother animal) | fêmea adj |
| | The mother bear ferociously protected her cubs. |
| | A ursa fêmea protegeu ferozmente seus filhotes. |
| mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (be the mother of) | dar à luz loc v |
| | I think that Julie will mother lots of children. |
| | Acho que Julie dará à luz a muitas crianças. |
| mother [sth]⇒ vtr | (give birth to) | parir vt |
| | | dar à luz loc v |
| | The wolf mothered two cubs. |
| | A loba pariu dois filhotes. |
| mother [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (protect, nurture) | proteger vt |
| | They mother their families, making sure that there is proper food and clothing. |
| | Eles protegem a família, garantindo que haja comida e roupas. |
| mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (act like a mother to) | agir como mãe expres v |
| | Stop mothering me. You are my girlfriend, not my mom. |
| | Pare de agir como mãe. Você é minha namorada, não minha mãe. |
Formas compostas:
mother | mothering |
| be mother v expr | UK, humorous (pour the tea) | servir o chá expres v |
| | Here's the tea; shall I be mother? We all carried on with our discussion while John was being mother and pouring us our tea. |
| birth mother n | (biological female parent) | mãe biológica sf |
| | My adoptive mother helped me find my birth mother. |
| den mother n | US (female scout leader) | chefe de bandeirantes, chefe de escoteiros loc sf |
| | Most of what the young scouts had been taught came from their den mother. |
| den mother n | US, figurative (woman: social organizer) (figurativo) | mãe urso loc sf |
| | Jack is the den mother of the office staff, always arranging little social gatherings and the like. |
| | Jéssica é a mãe urso do pessoal do escritório, sempre organizando pequenos encontros sociais e afins. |
| foster mother n | (mother by temporary adoption) | mãe adotiva loc sf |
| | My foster mother loved me as dearly as her own children. |
mother's boy,
mama's boy (US),
mamma's boy (US),
momma's boy (US),
mummy's boy (UK) n | informal, pejorative (man overly attached to his mother) | filhinho da mamãe loc sm |
| | Tim's mother has him tied to her apron strings; he's become a mama's boy. |
| mother country n | (country of birth, native land) (terra natal) | pátria sf |
| | A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country. |
Mother Earth,
mother earth n | (Planet Earth) (planeta terra) | mãe Terra loc sf |
| mother figure n | ([sb] maternal or nurturing) (alguém maternal) | figura da mãe loc sf |
| mother figure n | (female guardian) (símbolo da mãe) | figura da mãe loc sf |
mother goose,
Mother Goose adj | (nursery-rhyme, nursery-story) (conto, narrativa) | Mamãe Ganso sf |
| mother hubbard n | (South Asian dress) (tipo de roupa do sul asiático) | mother hubbard sm |
| mother lode n | (vein of precious metal) (mineração) | veio sm |
| | (mineração) | filão sm |
| | The miners struck the mother lode and dug out tons of gold ore. |
| mother love n | (affection felt by a mother for her child) | amor de mãe sm |
mother superior,
Mother Superior n | (abbess: head nun) (de convento) | madre superiora loc sf |
mother tongue,
mother language n | (native language) (língua nativa) | língua materna sf + adj |
| | Juan's mother tongue is Spanish. |
| | A língua materna de Juan é o espanhol. |
| mother wit n | (common sense) | bom senso sm |
| mother-in-law n | (spouse's mother) | sogra sf |
| | Stephen always got on very well with his mother-in-law. |
| mother-of-pearl adj | (made of mother-of-pearl) | madreperolado adj |
| mother-of-pearl adj | figurative (nacreous, pearlescent) | madreperolado adj |
| mother-of-pearl n | (pearlescent interior of mollusc shell) | madrepérola sf |
| mother-to-be n | (pregnant woman) | futura mãe adj + sf |
| mother's milk n | (woman's breast milk) | leite materno sm + adj |
| mother's milk n | figurative (nourishment) (nutrição, alimentação) | leite materno loc sm |
queen mother,
Queen Mother n | (mother of a reigning monarch) (mãe de um monarca em exercício) | rainha-mãe sf |
| | The Queen Mother made her views on horse racing very clear: she loved it! |
| single mother n | (female parent without a partner) | mãe solteira sf |
| | She's been a single mother since her husband died last year. |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (parent's wife) | madrasta sf |
| | Did your stepmother inherit all of your dad's estate? |
| | Sua madrasta herdou todas as propriedades de seu pai? |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (wicked figure in fairy tales) | madrasta sf |
| | In fairy tales the stepmother is often wicked and hates children. |
| | Nos contos de fada, a madrasta é sempre má e odeia crianças. |
| surrogate mother n | (woman who carries another's baby) (mulher que dá à luz o bebê de outra) | mãe de aluguel sf |