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cadinho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crucible noun A heat-resistant container used to melt metals or heat chemicals at very high temperatures.
  • melting pot noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
  • smidgen noun Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

Senses

cadinho is used for these senses in English:

  • melting pot A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.
  • smidgen Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

crucible — full definition

  1. noun A heat-resistant container used to melt metals or heat chemicals at very high temperatures.
  2. noun A difficult, intense experience that tests or shapes a person's character.

melting pot — full definition

  1. noun A place or society where people of many different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds live together and blend into something new.
  2. noun A situation in which things are being mixed up and remade, so that the outcome is not yet settled; usually in the phrase 'in the melting pot'.
  3. noun A vessel used for melting metal or other solids.

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