What is 'cantos' called in English?

'cantos' in English is called "Corners". Corners refers to: Os pontos ou áreas onde dois ou mais lados ou bordas de algo se encontram, formando um ângulo.

How do you pronounce 'Corners' and 'cantos'?

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What is an example sentence for Corners in Portuguese?

English: "The book had dog-eared corners from repeated reading." | Portuguese: "O livro tinha os cantos com orelhas de cachorro de leituras repetidas."

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corners Meaning in Portuguese (corners significado em português)

nouncantos

verbencurralar

Sinônimos:quinasvizinhançasrecantos

cantos in English:corners

IPA:ˈkɐ̃tu(s)

Phonetic:canto(s)

Plural: corners

Gender:Masculino

Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de corners em português é cantos, encurralar. (Os pontos ou áreas onde dois ou mais lados ou bordas de algo se encontram, formando um ângulo.)

Definitions of Corners

1
noun
cantos
The points or areas where two or more sides or edges of something meet, forming an angle.
Os pontos ou áreas onde dois ou mais lados ou bordas de algo se encontram, formando um ângulo.
2
verb
encurralar
To force a person or animal into a difficult or inescapable position, often in a physical space.
Forçar uma pessoa ou animal a uma posição difícil ou inescapável, muitas vezes em um espaço físico.

Example Sentences

“The book had dog-eared corners from repeated reading.”

O livro tinha os cantos com orelhas de cachorro de leituras repetidas.

“The police managed to corner the suspect in the alley.”

A polícia conseguiu encurralar o suspeito no beco.

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Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

quinasvizinhançasrecantos

In English:

edges anglesjunctions

Antonyms (Antônimos)

In Portuguese:

centromeio

In English:

centersmiddles

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivecorner

past tensecornered

present participlecornering

nouncorner

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

cut cornersidiom

To do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often by sacrificing quality.

turn the corneridiom

To pass the critical point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve.

paint oneself into a corneridiom

To put oneself in a difficult situation from which there is no easy escape.