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Meanings of dwarf in inglês

português
anão
catalão
nan

A person who is markedly small.

anão
português
anão
catalão
gnom

A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure.

anão

Make appear small by comparison.

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Examples for "shadow"
Examples for "shadow"
1
Diane Abbott, shadow public health minister, said government was not doing enough.
The Guardian
2
Events surrounding CervicalCheck continue to cast a shadow over the health service.
The Irish Times
3
Drummond employees say they continue working under the shadow of paramilitary violence.
Reuters
4
One place for future corporate executives to find shadow-cabinet members: business school.
BBC
5
The shadow energy secretary, Greg Clark, said: Conservatives strongly support this campaign.
The Guardian
1
Try not to let one very small glitch overshadow the earlier hours.
The South African
2
I think that does overshadow climate, said another student, Enrique Dominguez, 23.
Reuters
3
Yet the settings never overshadow the songs: strident, confident, lush with melodies.
The Guardian
4
It's unfortunate something like this will tend to overshadow a great performance.
The Guardian
5
The row threatens to overshadow the Queen's reopening of parliament this afternoon.
The Irish Times
Usage of dwarf in inglês
1
The island was also home to a dwarf elephant ancestor, for example.
BBC
2
Youre a free dwarf now, and every private detective needs a partner.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
3
The green dwarf swept the shell expertly against the ledge; leaped out.
The Moon Pool
4
But Gonzalez's payments dwarf the meager handouts given previous computer crime informants.
Wired
5
Yet this was not the best of it; for the dwarf said-
The Prince and the Pauper
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But the vanity of the dwarf prevented the execution of the plan.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction
7
The case over mobile network equipment makers would dwarf that in size.
Reuters
8
The dwarf rotated his jaws, warming them up for the work ahead.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
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Indeed, it must be such as to dwarf even those natural giants.
Last and First Men
10
Before, you said that you weren't supposed to talk about the dwarf.
The Elephant Vanishes
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He's a dwarf-oneof the true dwarves, not just a short human.
The witch queen
12
There was wonderful virtue in the remedy used by the dwarf Indian.
Deerfoot in The Mountains
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Expensive watches would only be the first victims of our dwarf's distemper.
Futures 1
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Stage effects dwarf Ed Sheeran on the Pyramid stage.
The Guardian
15
Yet the lioness kills my cousin and the dwarf kills the lioness.
The Ancient Allan
16
At the call of the dwarf the warriors gathered around Sir Siegfried.
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
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Translations for dwarf
português
anãoanãgnomo
catalão
nangnom
Dwarf through the time
Dwarf across language varieties
Canada
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Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
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