Arquivo da categoria: Nouns

worth – noun

worth

/ wɜːrθ /

ten dollars’, £40, etc. worth of something an amount of something that has the value mentioned.

  • The winner will receive fifty pounds’ worth of books.

a week’s, month’s, etc. worth of something an amount of something that lasts a week, etc.


the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something

  • Their contribution was of great worth.
  • The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth.
  • A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth (= show how good they are).

carnival – noun

(noun)

[countable, uncountable]

a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes.

[contável, incontável]

um festival público, geralmente aquele que acontece em um horário regular a cada ano, que envolve música e dança nas ruas, para as quais as pessoas usam roupas de cores vivas.

[countable]

(North American English)

(also fair British and North American English, British English also funfair)

a type of entertainment in a field or park at which people can ride on large machines and play games to win prizes.

[countable]

an outdoor public event or celebration involving entertainment, games, food and drink, etc., often organized by a town or village.

[singular]

carnival of something (formal) an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things.

carnaval.

folia festança.

(North American English)

parque de diversões.

Carnival

/ˈkɑːrnɪvl/

(plural)

Carnivals

/ˈkɑːrnɪvlz/