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leaf (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “leaf”

sing. leaf, pl. leaves ou incontável
  1. folha
    She picked up a fallen leaf and admired its bright red color.
  2. folha (de livro ou revista)
    The book was missing a leaf, so two pages were completely gone.
  3. folha (de material fino, como ouro)
    The artist carefully applied silver leaf to the surface of the sculpture.
  4. aba (de mesa)
    We added the leaf to the dining table so everyone could sit comfortably for dinner.
  5. folha (de estrutura móvel, como porta ou componente de ponte)
    The old library had a large double-leaf door that creaked when opened.
  6. folha (em tecnologia, ponto sem ramificações)
    In the binary tree, the nodes with no children are called leaves.
  7. gordura (de porco, usada na culinária)
    The butcher carefully removed the leaf from the pig to use in making lard.
  8. gíria para maconha
    He got in trouble for having some leaf in his backpack.

verbo “leaf”

infinitivo leaf; ele leafs; pret. leafed; part. leafed; ger. leafing
  1. brotar folhas
    In spring, the trees begin to leaf and the park turns green.
  2. desfolhar
    She carefully leafed the cabbage for the salad.