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ligação — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • binding adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  • bond noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  • buzz noun A continuous humming sound, like that of an insect or low conversation.
  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • connection noun The act of connecting.
  • copulation noun The act of sexual intercourse or mating.
  • liaison noun A person who acts as a link between two groups, passing information back and forth.
  • ligature noun A cord, thread, or wire used to tie something tightly, especially to close off a blood vessel in surgery.
  • link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.

Senses

ligação is used for these senses in English:

  • binding The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • binding (chemistry) The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
  • buzz (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
  • call A telephone conversation; a phone call.
  • connection (uncountable) The act of connecting.
  • connection The point at which two or more things are connected.
  • connection A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
  • connection An established communications or transportation link.

binding — full definition

  1. adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  2. noun The cover and stitching that hold the pages of a book together.
  3. noun A strip of fabric or tape used to finish the edge of a seam or hem.
  4. noun In computing, the association between a name and something it refers to, such as a variable and its value.

bond — full definition

  1. noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  2. noun An emotional connection or tie between people.
  3. noun A binding legal agreement, or a sum of money paid as a guarantee.
  4. verb To form a close connection with someone, or to join two things firmly together.

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