WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
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| skein n | (long coil of yarn) | meada, madeixa sf |
| | I bought three skeins of organic wool to knit a sweater. |
| skein of [sth] n | figurative ([sth] coiled, twisted) | meada sf |
| | | madeixa sf |
| | A skein of hair was stuck in the drain. |
| skein n | figurative (tangle: of lies, etc.) (figurado, de mentiras) | emaranhado sm |
| | Mark was caught in a skein of lies and was unable to explain his way out. |
| skein of geese n | (flock of geese in flight) | bando de gansos em voo sm |
| | As the sun began to set, I got a beautiful photo of a skein of geese overhead. |
| skein [sth]⇒ vtr | (wind into a long coil) | enroscar vt |
| | The old woman carefully skeined the wool. |