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I . word [wɜːrd, Brit wɜːd] N

2. word no pl (news):

to get word of sth
tomar conhecimento m de a. c.
to have word that ...
ficar sabendo que ...

3. word no pl (promise):

to give one's word
prometer
to keep one's word
cumprir com a palavra

4. word pl (lyrics):

word
letra f de música

II . word [wɜːrd, Brit wɜːd] VB trans

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word
formular

word processing N no pl

word processor N

four-letter word N

Usage examples with word

word for word
palavra por palavra
my word!
palavra de honra!
to have word that ...
ficar sabendo que ...
a word of advice
um conselho
a word of warning
um aviso
by word of mouth
no boca a boca
to give one's word
prometer
to keep one's word
cumprir com a palavra
without uttering a word
sem proferir uma palavra
to mint a word fig
cunhar uma palavra
to say the word
dar a ordem f
to send word (to sb) form
comunicar a. c. (a alguém)
to miss out a word
pular uma palavra
to get word of sth
tomar conhecimento m de a. c.
to be true to one's word
manter a palavra
to hang on sb's every word
ouvir atentamente cada palavra dita por alguém
to not breathe a word of sth
não dizer uma palavra sobre a. c.
to put in a good word for sb
recomendar [or interceder por] alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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I put the word long in inverted commas because the kicks were in fact quite short and often inaccurate.
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Anagram clues are characterized by an indicator word adjacent to a phrase that has the same number of letters as the answer.
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Several centuries later, as the church developed its doctrine of the "seven deadly sins," acedia was tucked into the sin of sloth, and the word disappeared from the common vocabulary.
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Stokes was definitely having a word in the ear and now he too gets a ticking off.
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Reporters present at the execution reported that he went to the electric chair without saying a word.
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This is different from email handling as email automated response is typically based on key word spotting.
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The service is free up to 150 words per day, and as a 2,000-word free testing account.
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The word imponderable is used to describe such mysteries of everyday life.
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The word thus delivered might be an admonition delivered to a particular individual, or it might be a message delivered to the entire congregation.
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If the number of errors within a code word exceeds the error-correcting code's capability, it fails to recover the original code word.
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