hank

[US]/hæŋk/
[UK]/hæŋk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. um carretel ou novelo de algo.
Word Forms
Pluralhanks
Comparativohanker
Passado simpleshanked

Phrases & Collocations

hank of yarn

carretel de lã

hank of hair

carretel de cabelo

hank of rope

carretel de corda

Example Sentences

to hanker for knowledge

desejar ardentemente conhecimento

I was a great fan of Hank's.

Eu era um grande fã de Hank.

a thick hank of her blonde hair.

um grosso novelo do cabelo loiro dela.

(after; for) hanker for knowledge

(depois; para) desejar ardentemente conhecimento

Beets are Hank’s favorite vegetable.

Beterrabas são o vegetal favorito de Hank.

Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely.

Hank, já sentindo muito calor, começou a suar ainda mais profusamente.

Her dankish hair hung down in hanks;

Seu cabelo úmido e mofado pendia em novelos;

Hank "Buddy" Leitch Muldoon is the rather dimwitted son of a recently deceased Bayou smuggling lord.

Hank "Buddy" Leitch Muldoon é o filho bastante simplório de um recentemente falecido barão do contrabando do Bayou.

Real-world Examples

So since I am here, Sarah, t hank you for your kind words that day, and for the almonds.

Então, já que estou aqui, Sarah, agradeço suas palavras gentis naquele dia e pelos amêndoas.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Tegumai drew a hank of deer-sinews from his mendy-bag and began to mend his spear.

Tegumai tirou um novelo de tendões de veado de sua bolsa mendy e começou a consertar sua lança.

Source: The story of how it came to be.

In his office in LaGrange they were laid out like abstract art on tables, while hanks of yarn hung on the walls.

Em seu escritório em LaGrange, eles estavam dispostos como arte abstrata sobre mesas, enquanto novelos de lã pendiam nas paredes.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Together with the kind of raw, blond hank of hair, we have the Lorelei, the Rhinemaidens, who lured sailors to their death on the rocks.

Junto com o tipo de novelo de cabelo loiro e bruto, temos a Lorelei, as Rhinemaidens, que atraíram marinheiros para a morte nas rochas.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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