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folha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  • FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
  • leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  • page noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
  • sheet noun A large piece of thin cloth used to cover a mattress or bed.

Senses

folha is used for these senses in English:

  • blade The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
  • foil A very thin sheet of metal.
  • leaf A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
  • page One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
  • sheet A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

blade — full definition

  1. noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  2. noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
  3. verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").

FOIL — full definition

  1. noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
  2. verb To prevent a plan, attempt, or plot from succeeding.
  3. noun A person or thing that highlights another's qualities by contrast, especially in a story.
  4. noun A thin fencing sword with a blunted tip, used in the sport of fencing.

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