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estrutura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  • skeleton noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.
  • structure noun A building or other physical construction made of connected parts.

Senses

estrutura is used for these senses in English:

  • fabric (figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
  • frame (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
  • framework (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
  • skeleton (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.

fabric — full definition

  1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

frame — full definition

  1. noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  2. verb To put a border or support structure around something.
  3. verb To present or word something in a particular way to shape how it is understood.
  4. verb To falsely make someone appear guilty of a crime they didn't commit.

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