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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| dog-ear n | figurative, informal (turned-down page corner) | dobra na página expres |
| dog-ear [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (page: turn down corner) | fazer dobra na página expres v |
| ear canal n | (auditory passage) | canal auditivo loc sm |
| | Your ear canal is clogged with wax. |
| ear drops | (medicine) | gotas auriculares sf pl |
| ear for music n | (musical aptitude) (aptidão para música) | ouvido para música |
| | Colin has an ear for music, and can play several instruments. |
| ear implant n | (cochlear device that aids hearing) | implante coclear loc sm |
| ear irrigation n | (ear-cleaning process) | irrigação auricular sf + adj |
| ear lobe n | (soft fleshy lower part of ear) (parte carnuda da orelha) | lóbulo da orelha loc sm |
| | Melissa had her ear lobes pierced so she could wear studs. |
| ear muffs npl | (item worn to keep ears warm) | protetor de orelhas loc sm |
ear,
nose,
and throat (US),
ear,
nose and throat (UK) n as adj | (ENT: relating to otorhinolaryngology) (otorrinolaringologia) | ouvido, nariz e garganta sm |
| ear of corn n | (seed bearing spike of corn) | espiga de milho sf |
| | She was so hungry that she ate three ears of corn. |
| ear stretcher n | (plug for enlarging ear piercing) | alargador sm |
ear wrap,
ear band n | (jewellery) | brinco auricular loc sf |
earplug,
ear plug,
ear-plug n | usually plural (plug worn in ears to block noise) | tampões de ouvido loc sm pl |
| | Remember to put earplugs in before entering the woodshop. |
| earring n | often plural (jewellery worn in ear) | brinco sm |
| | Elizabeth was searching the floor for her lost earring. |
| | Elizabeth estava procurando seu brinco perdido no chão. |
earwax,
ear wax n | (substance secreted by the ear) (cera de ouvido) | cerume, cerúmen sm |
| | Mites in the ears can cause increased amounts of earwax in cats. |
| ENT n as adj | initialism (medicine: ear, nose, and throat) (sigla) | ONG sm |
| inner ear n | (anatomy: transmits sound to brain) | ouvido interno sm + adj |
| | Years of boxing have caused extensive damage to his inner ear. |
ormer,
sea ear n | chiefly UK (abalone: Channel Island) | abalone sm |
| outer ear n | (external parts of the ear) | ouvido externo sm + adj |
| | The outer ear is one of the first parts of the body to get frostbite in very cold weather. |
| play it by ear v expr | figurative (improvise) (figurado) | improvisar v int |
| | What will we do tomorrow? Let's play it by ear. |
| turn a deaf ear v expr | figurative (be unwilling to listen) | fazer-se de surdo expres v |
| | Ele precisa acreditar em si mesmo e fazer-se de surdo para as críticas. |
| turn a deaf ear to [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (be unwilling to listen to) | não dar ouvidos a expres v |
| | | parar de prestar atenção a expres v |
| | | ignorar vt |
| | He needs to believe in himself and turn a deaf ear to his critics. |
| wood ear mushroom n | (variety of edible fungus) (tipo de cogumelo comestível) | cogumelo orelha-de-pau loc sm |
| | | urupê sm |
| you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear expr | (poor materials make poor products) | pau que nasce torto, nunca se endireita expres v |