graft in Portuguese
graft in Portuguese is enxerto, golpe, suborno — graft means a piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
graft in Portuguese
enxerto
golpe
(countable) A con job.
suborno
(uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
enxertar
What does "graft" mean?
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noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
"The surgeon used a skin graft to help the burn heal."
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verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
"Doctors grafted skin from her thigh onto the burned area."
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noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
"The scandal exposed years of political graft and bribery."
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noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.
"Building the business from scratch took years of hard graft."
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graft in a sentence
- The surgeon used a skin graft to help the burn heal.
- The gardener attached a graft from an apple tree to strengthen the rootstock.
- Doctors grafted skin from her thigh onto the burned area.
- The scandal exposed years of political graft and bribery.
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What is "graft" in Portuguese?
"graft" in Portuguese is enxerto, golpe, suborno. graft means: A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
How do you use "graft" in a sentence?
Example: "The surgeon used a skin graft to help the burn heal." In Portuguese, "graft" is enxerto, golpe, suborno.
Are there other ways to say "graft" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 4 translations listed for "graft": enxerto, golpe, suborno, enxertar.
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