🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
leite
A1 noun Comida & Bebidas
🇬🇧 English: milk
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Definição

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)
noun

Líquido branco segregado pelas glândulas mamárias, existentes nas fêmeas dos mamíferos.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A white liquid produced by cows (and other animals) that is used as a drink and to make products like cheese, butter, and yoghurt.

Gramática

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

Gender: masculino. Plural: leites.

🇬🇧 Uncountable noun. Do not say 'a milk'. Say 'some milk', 'a glass of milk', 'a litre of milk'. Common collocations: full-fat milk, skimmed milk, milk chocolate, dairy milk.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

In Britain, milk is traditionally delivered to homes in glass bottles by a 'milkman'. The phrase 'no use crying over spilt milk' means there is no point worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be fixed.

Exemplos

O rapaz bebeu um copo de leite.

"O rapaz bebeu um copo de leite."

🇬🇧 "The boy drank a glass of milk."

Ele deita leite nos cereais.

"Ele deita leite nos cereais."

🇬🇧 "He adds milk to the cereal."

Complete a frase 🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

O rapaz bebeu um copo de ___.

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