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Significados de portmanteau en inglés

ruso
портманто
portugués
palavra-valise
catalán
paraula composta
español
palabra maleta

A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings.

palabra maleta
portugués
maleta

A large travelling bag made of stiff leather.

maleta
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Examples for "blend"
Examples for "blend"
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Gonzalez-Angulo asked Blumenschein to try a coffee blend that morning, he said.
Reuters
2
Similar thoughts power Text Me's beautiful blend of rap and blue-eyed soul.
The Guardian
3
Portuguese food Portuguese food is a blend of Mediterranean and African influences.
Ebony
4
Also a wonderful blend when doing the same for a new home.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
5
The chords of the piano blend with the words of the song:
Married
1
There was much difficulty in finding a portmanteau word that would convey vegetables, eggs, and milk.
Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
2
Farawayan is a wonderful portmanteau word created by O'Kelly to describe someone who is very far away and unwelcome.
The Irish Times
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But at some stage in the future we are going to have to coin a portmanteau word to capture it.
The Irish Times
4
Every question by discussants on radio and TV when replied to in the affirmative is answered by the portmanteau word "absolutely".
The Irish Times
5
This of course is the ancient trinity, the sacred "MA-AB-BEN", written as a " portmanteau word", "MABEN", the Mother-Father-Son trinity of the ancients, or Isis-Osiris-Horus.
The Meaning of Witchcraft
Uso de portmanteau en inglés
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One evening, as Paul came home, he found Elisabeth packing a portmanteau.
Laughter in the dark
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The long-tailed blue was restored forthwith to its nook in my portmanteau.
The Scalp Hunters
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In the room behind him a portmanteau, half-filled, lay upon the floor.
The Rocks of Valpré
4
Louis the Desired was getting ready his portmanteau in that city, too.
Vanity Fair
5
The boy, on his knees, worked at the straps of the portmanteau.
Lewis Rand
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Pay the post-boy, and let him bring your portmanteau into the house.
Won from the Waves
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He seized upon the bank portmanteau and then disappeared for a moment.
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
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Ned saw him wave his hand and walk away with the portmanteau.
The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel
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Soon he saw her paying the man who had carried the portmanteau.
The Stowaway Girl
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The Argentinean film is from that much-derided, never-quite-fashionable genre: the portmanteau movie.
The Irish Times
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He called to one of the officials, and pointed to his portmanteau.
Lady Audley's Secret
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He told me to go into the custom-house, and unlock my portmanteau.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
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It seems that Mr. Dampier had a very large portmanteau with him.
The End of Her Honeymoon
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Much astonished at these words, the merchant knelt down beside his portmanteau.
Little Sky-High; Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang
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Randolph Trent's consternation at the loss of the portmanteau was partly superstitious.
Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
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He would hardly let Gumbo take his own clothes and portmanteau away.
The Virginians
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