How do you pronounce 'Slugs' and 'lesmas'?

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What is an example sentence for Slugs in Portuguese?

English: "Many slugs were found in the damp garden after the rain." | Portuguese: "Muitas lesmas foram encontradas no jardim úmido após a chuva."

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slugs Meaning in Portuguese (slugs significado em português)

Q: What is 'lesmas' called in English?

'lesmas' in English is called "Slugs". Slugs refers to: Lesmas são moluscos gasterópodes terrestres, semelhantes a caracóis, mas sem concha ou com apenas uma concha interna vestigial.

lesmas, balins, goles

Sinônimos:caracóis

lesmas in English:slugs

Phonetic:lêz-mas

Plural: slugs

Gender:Feminino

Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de slugs em português é lesmas, balins, goles. (Lesmas são moluscos gasterópodes terrestres, semelhantes a caracóis, mas sem concha ou com apenas uma concha interna vestigial.)

Definitions of Slugs

1
noun
lesmas
Slugs are terrestrial gastropod molluscs, similar to snails but lacking a shell or having only a vestigial internal shell.
Lesmas são moluscos gasterópodes terrestres, semelhantes a caracóis, mas sem concha ou com apenas uma concha interna vestigial.
2
noun
balins
Slugs are heavy, solid projectiles, typically made of lead, fired from a shotgun or other firearm.
Balins são projéteis pesados e sólidos, tipicamente feitos de chumbo, disparados de uma espingarda ou outra arma de fogo.
3
noun(informal)
goles
An informal term for a strong drink of alcohol, often taken quickly.
Um termo informal para uma dose forte de álcool, muitas vezes consumida rapidamente.

Example Sentences

“Many slugs were found in the damp garden after the rain.”

Muitas lesmas foram encontradas no jardim úmido após a chuva.

“The hunter loaded the shotgun with heavy slugs.”

O caçador carregou a espingarda com balins pesados.

“He took a few slugs of whiskey to warm up.”

Ele tomou alguns goles de uísque para se aquecer.

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Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

lesmascaracóisbalinsgoles

In English:

gastropodsmolluscs

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveslug

past tenseslugged

present participleslugging

nounslug

agent nounslugger

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

slug it outidiom

To fight or compete fiercely until one side wins.

a slug of somethingcollocation

A small, quick drink of alcohol.