| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
astrodome,
astrohatch n | (airplane: glass dome) (Aviação) | domo de vidro loc sm |
| cullet n | (glass waste) | cacos de vidro smpl |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) | jogar pedras no próprio telhado expres v |
| jogar pedra em telhado de vidro expres v |
| The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
| display case n | (glass box, cabinet) | estojo de vidro loc sm |
| The display case contained a valuable collection of antique jewellery. |
| double glazing | (construction) | vidro duplo sm |
elver,
glass eel n | (young eel) (jovem enguia, larva) | enguia de vidro, angula sf |
fiberglass (US),
fibreglass (UK),
fiber glass (US),
fibre glass (UK) n | (material from glass fibres) | fibra de vidro loc sf |
| Fiberglass has largely replaced wood as a boat-building material. |
| Fibra de vidro tem amplamente substituído a madeira como um material de construção de barcos. |
fiberglass (US),
fibreglass (UK) n as adj | (spun from glass fibres) | de fibra de vidro loc adj |
| I bought a large fiberglass statue at the art fair to put in my garden. |
fish bowl,
fishbowl,
goldfish bowl n | figurative (place, situation: no privacy) | casa de vidro loc sf |
| I can't stand living in this fish bowl a minute longer! |
| flask n | (laboratory: glass container) (recipiente: laboratótio) | balão de vidro loc sm |
| The intern's first job was to clean all of the dirty flasks. |
| frit n | (glaze material) (material para esmaltes, vidrados) | frita sf |
| frita de vidro loc sf |
| frosted glass n | (translucent glass) | vidro fosco loc sm |
| A lot of bathrooms have frosted glass windows. |
| glass eye n | (false eyeball) | olho de vidro loc sm |
| Every night before I go to bed I take out my glass eye and put it in a bowl of water by the bed. |
glassblower (US),
glass-blower (UK) n | (craftsperson who shapes glass) | soprador de vidro loc sm |
glassblowing (US),
glass-blowing (UK) n | (art of shaping glass) | modelagem de vidro expres |
glassblowing (US),
glass-blowing (UK) n as adj | (relating to glassblowing) | de modelagem de vidro loc adj |
| glasscutter n | (hand tool) (ferramenta) | cortador de vidro sm + prep + sm |
| glasscutter n | (sb who cuts glass) (profissional) | cortador de vidro sm + prep + sm |
| glasswork n | uncountable (manufacture of glass, glassware) | peça de vidro loc sf |
| green cullet n | (crushed green-coloured glass) (vidro quebrado de coloração esverdeada) | cacos de vidro verde loc sm |
| mason jar n | (glass container used for preserving food) | frasco de conserva, vidro de conserva loc sm |
| moil n | (blob of glass being blown) | bolha de vidro sf |
| open-faced adj | (watch: having no cover) (relógio) | sem vidro loc adj |
| plate glass n | (strong, flat glass) | vidro plano sm + adj |
| The shop window was made of plate glass. |
| plate-glass n as adj | (window: having flat glass) | vidro plano sm |
| Daniel was seriously injured when he ran into a plate-glass window. |
| platen n | (glass plate of copier or scanner) (placa de vidro de uma fotocopiadora) | vidro de exposição sm |
| the pot calling the kettle black expr | (person criticizing is worse) | ter telhados de vidro e atirar pedras expres |
| o sujo falando do mal lavado expres |
| I can't believe you're calling me messy; talk about the pot calling the kettle black! You're the one who's left the sink full of dirty dishes. |
| sea glass n | (glass fragment worn smooth by the tide) | vidro do mar sm |
| sheet glass n | (glass in flat sheet form) | vidro laminado sm |
| Cutting sheet glass is best left to expert professionals. |
| sidelight n | (door glass) | vidro de porta loc sm |
| smalt n | (blue glass) | vidro de cobalto sm |
| smalt n | (pigment made from glass) | vidro de cobalto sm |
| storage jar n | (glass container for keeping sth in) (vasilhame de vidro para armazenar algo) | jarra sf |
| jarro sm |
| frasco de vidro sm |
| tempered glass n | (glass strengthened by heat treatment) | vidro temperado loc sm |
| tempered safety glass n | (glass strengthened by heat treatment) | vidro temperado sm + adj |
| The principal feature of tempered safety glass is its strength. |
| A principal característica do vidro temperado é a sua força. |
| toughened glass n | (glass; strengthened) | vidro temperado sm |
| window wall n | (side of a room that is glass panelled) (parte de um recinto com painéis de vidro) | parede de vidro loc sf |
