Translations for „four-letter word“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

four-letter word N

four-letter word

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English

Hedging has really become a four-letter word among investors.

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There are a ton of communities throughout the country where "change" is a four-letter word, something to be feared.

qz.com

This much maligned four-letter word has no intrinsic meaning.

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He was far too profound a man for that four-letter word to apply.

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Hate is a four-letter word that can still shock.

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It's the greatest thing, a many splendoured thing, a four-letter word, a story older than the sea.

www.ft.com

What is a four-letter word describing a lumpy object ending in -urd.

en.wikipedia.org

In education circles, productivity is a four-letter word.

content.time.com

Sale, that four-letter word with the power to get even the most tight-fisted shopper to splurge, is now plastered across retail outlets at malls.

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Different anxieties a century ago meant that a four-letter word could shock far more electrically than now.

www.telegraph.co.uk