| Traduções principais |
| main n | (water supply) (água) | cano, encanamento sm |
| | | tubulação, canalização sf |
| | The water main broke and flooded the street, so we didn't have any water. |
| | O cano (or: encanamento) de água quebrou e inundou a rua, por isso ficamos sem água. |
barrel,
gun barrel n | (tube-shaped part of a gun) (de arma) | cano sm |
| | The policemen polished the barrel of his gun before replacing it in its holster. |
| | O policial deu polimento no cano da arma antes de recolocá-la no coldre. |
| snout n | figurative, informal (barrel of a gun) | cano sm |
| | | cano da pistola, cano da espingarda expres sm |
| | The mobster pushed the snout of his revolver into the man's forehead. |
| Formas compostas: |
| come unstuck vi + adj | figurative (fail, go wrong) | fracassar, falhar vt |
| | (coloquial) | entrar pelo cano expres |
| | The peace process seems to have come unstuck. |
| copper pipe n | (red-brown metal tubing) | cano de cobre loc sm |
| | The water was not flowing because there was a kink in the new copper pipe. |
| derringer n | (type of handgun) (arma de fogo) | pistola de cano curto loc sf |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | (gun: two barrels) | de cano duplo loc adj |
| drainpipe n | (pipe for channelling waste water) | cano de esgoto loc sm |
| | The drainpipe is clogged from the recent flooding. |
| exhaust pipe n | (vehicle's gas outlet) | tubo de escape sm |
| | | cano de escapamento sm |
| | Did you know your exhaust pipe's fallen off? |
| flue n | (chimney) (chaminé) | tubulação sf |
| | | cano de lareira loc sm |
| | | cano de chaminé loc sm |
| | There was a blockage in the flue and the room filled with smoke. |
| gas pipe n | (tube, pipeline that transports gas) | cano de gás loc sm |
| gas tube n | (pipe that transports gas) | cano de gás sm |
| go down the drain v expr | figurative, informal (be ruined) | ir pelo cano expres v |
| | It was tough to see the family business go down the drain. |
| high top n | usually plural (sneaker that covers ankle) | tênis de cano alto loc sm |
high top,
high-top n as adj | (shoe: covering the ankle) (tênis) | de cano alto adj |
| jackboot n | (tall combat boot) | bota de cano alto loc sf |
| | | coturno sm |
| pipe cleaner n | (fuzzy wire for cleaning a pipe) (metal, ferro para limpar cano) | desentupidor de cano sm |
| | He cleaned the inside of a tube with a pipe cleaner. |
| pull-through n | (sth used to clean gun barrel) | limpador de cano de arma loc sm |
| | Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |
| rising main n | (water pipe) (d'água) | cano vertical loc sm |
| | The rising main burst and flooded the house. |
| rone n | Scot (drainpipe) | cano de esgoto loc sm |
sawed-off (US),
sawn-off (UK) adj | (gun: having a shortened barrel) | de cano curto loc adj |
| | | de cano serrado loc adj |
sawed-off shotgun (US),
sawn-off shotgun (UK) n | (rifle with a short barrel) | espingarda de cano serrado sf |
| sewer n | (passage for waste) | encanamento sm |
| | | cano de esgoto sm |
| | A sewer takes waste away to be treated. |
| | Um encanamento leva o esgoto para ser tratado. |
| single-barrelled adj | (gun: having one barrel) | de cano simples loc adj |
| small arms n | (handguns) (armas de fogo) | armas de cano curto sf pl |
| | | armas de baixo calibre sf pl |
| | The gang carrying small arms terrorised the crowd. |
snake,
plumber's snake,
plumbing snake,
drain snake n | (plumbing device) | desentupidor de cano sm |
| | The plumber used a snake to unblock the drain. |
snub nose,
snubnose n | US (firearm with short barrel) | revólver de cano curto sm |
snub-nosed,
also US: snubnosed adj | (firearm: having a short barrel) (arma de fogo) | de cano curto loc adj |
| stand sb up vtr phrasal sep | informal (fail to meet for date) | deixar esperando loc v |
| | (BRA, gíria) | dar o cano expres v |
| | | dar o bolo expres v |
| | | não aparecer expres |
| | We were supposed to meet outside the restaurant but he stood me up. |
| | Íamos nos encontrar em frente ao restaurante, mas ele me deixou esperando. |
| | Íamos nos encontrar em frente ao restaurante, mas ele me deu o cano. |
| suction pipe n | (tube that draws up liquid) (tubo que drena líquido) | tubo de sucção sm |
| | | cano de drenagem sm |
| tailpipe n | US (exhaust pipe of a vehicle) | cano de escape sm + loc adj |
| | The tailpipe of my car was damaged in the accident. |
| thigh-high boots npl | (footwear that goes above the knee) | botas de cano longo loc sf |
| waste pipe n | (tube that carries away sewage) (cano que transporta esgoto) | cano de esgoto sm |
| | | cano de escoamento sm |
| water pipe n | (conduit that supplies water) (conduto que fornece água) | cano de água sm |
| | (informal) | encanamento sm |
| | No wonder your house flooded: this water pipe burst! |