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Meanings of portmanteau in English
Portuguese
maleta Synonyms
Examples for "Gladstone"
Examples for "Gladstone"
1
The family actually lived a short walk away at 22 Gladstone Avenue.
2
Why does Gladstone need to know what's happening to the Shrike Pilgrims?
3
Wrath and execration fell, in particular, upon the head of Mr. Gladstone.
4
Though Smith and Gladstone had very different positions on, say, distributive justice.
5
Rockhampton, Mackay and Gladstone were declared disaster zones by the Federal Government.
1
And bring a new Gladstone bag with some clothes in it.
2
Kendricks, with a Gladstone bag in his hand, came bustling up.
3
She carried a small Gladstone bag, of which Malcolm at once relieved her.
4
Stefan's Gladstone bag still yawned on a chair beside the table.
5
You were carrying a Gladstone bag and a travelling wrap, evidently a lady's.
Usage of portmanteau in English
1
One evening, as Paul came home, he found Elisabeth packing a portmanteau.
2
The long-tailed blue was restored forthwith to its nook in my portmanteau.
3
In the room behind him a portmanteau, half-filled, lay upon the floor.
4
Louis the Desired was getting ready his portmanteau in that city, too.
5
The boy, on his knees, worked at the straps of the portmanteau.
6
Pay the post-boy, and let him bring your portmanteau into the house.
7
He seized upon the bank portmanteau and then disappeared for a moment.
8
Ned saw him wave his hand and walk away with the portmanteau.
9
Soon he saw her paying the man who had carried the portmanteau.
10
The Argentinean film is from that much-derided, never-quite-fashionable genre: the portmanteau movie.
11
He called to one of the officials, and pointed to his portmanteau.
12
He told me to go into the custom-house, and unlock my portmanteau.
13
It seems that Mr. Dampier had a very large portmanteau with him.
14
Much astonished at these words, the merchant knelt down beside his portmanteau.
15
Randolph Trent's consternation at the loss of the portmanteau was partly superstitious.
16
He would hardly let Gumbo take his own clothes and portmanteau away.
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Translations for portmanteau
Catalan
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Portmanteau through the time
Portmanteau across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common