maw

[US]/mɔː/
[UK]/mɔ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.estômago de um animal; papo de um pássaro.
Word Forms
Pluralmaws

Phrases & Collocations

open maw

boca aberta

gaping maw

boca aberta e enorme

beast's maw

boca de fera

fish maw

boca de peixe

Example Sentences

the gaping maw of the cave

a boca aberta da caverna

the maw of the beast

a boca da fera

the maw of the river

a boca do rio

the maw of the machine

a boca da máquina

the maw of the abyss

a boca do abismo

the maw of the volcano

a boca do vulcão

the maw of the monster

a boca do monstro

the maw of the whale

a boca da baleia

the hungry maw of war

a boca faminta da guerra

the maw of consumerism

a boca do consumismo

Real-world Examples

The creature’s jaws swung open, revealing a gaping maw with hundreds of teeth.

As mandíbulas da criatura se abriram, revelando uma boca aberta enorme com centenas de dentes.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

It pounced on the shovel, then picked it up in its slobbery maw and shook it violently from side to side.

Ele pulou na pá, então a pegou em sua boca babosa e a sacudiu violentamente de um lado para o outro.

Source: Minecraft: The Dragon

Baleen whales feed by opening their gigantic maws, lunging forward in the water and engulfing gallons of seawater in their mouths.

As baleias-barbatanas se alimentam abrindo suas bocas gigantescas, avançando na água e engolindo galões de água do mar em suas bocas.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2018 Compilation

Ef hit aint Quentin er yo maw, hit's Luster en Benjy.

Ef hit aint Quentin er yo maw, hit's Luster en Benjy.

Source: The Sound and the Fury

" In the same room whar I put her maw to bed ev'y night of her life since she was big enough to sleep by herself" .

" No mesmo quarto onde eu colocava a boca dela para dormir todas as noites de sua vida desde que ela era grande o suficiente para dormir sozinha" .

Source: The Sound and the Fury

Have you ever had something go so horribly, horribly, unbelievably badly that you'd like to be loaded into a cannon and jettisoned into the merciless black maw of outer space?

Você já teve algo dar tão terrivelmente, terrivelmente, incrivelmente mal que você gostaria de ser carregado em um canhão e ejetado na boca negra e implacável do espaço sideral?

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

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