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cascavel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
  • rattlesnake noun A venomous American snake that shakes a rattle-like structure on its tail as a warning.

Senses

cascavel is used for these senses in English:

  • rattle A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
  • rattlesnake Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

rattle — full definition

  1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
  2. verb To unsettle or unnerve someone, making them lose composure.
  3. noun A baby's toy that makes a shaking noise, or any object that produces that kind of noise.
  4. noun A rapid series of short, sharp sounds.

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