papyrus

[US]/pə'paɪrəs/
[UK]/pə'paɪrəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. um material semelhante ao papel feito da medula da planta de papiro
Word Forms
Pluralpapyri

Phrases & Collocations

papyrus plant

planta de papiro

Example Sentences

Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.

Tecido de lã e madeira foram enviados para o Egito em troca de linho ou papiro.

Real-world Examples

Books made of papyrus were unknown to the Mesopotamians.

Livros feitos de papiro eram desconhecidos para os mesopotâmicos.

Source: A Brief History of the World

One of the recipients was papyrus sleuth Brent Nongbri.

Um dos destinatários era o investigador de papiro Brent Nongbri.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Perhaps I should ask her to write you a note on papyrus.

Talvez eu devesse pedir a ela para escrever uma nota em papiro.

Source: English little tyrant

The fish harvest is disappearing and papyrus is not found near as before.

A colheita de peixes está desaparecendo e o papiro não é encontrado como antes.

Source: Rivers and Life: The Nile River

Over the past century, just over 5,000 of the half-million Oxyrhynchus papyri have been published.

Nos últimos cem anos, pouco mais de 5.000 dos meio milhão de papiros de Oxirrinco foram publicados.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

The papyrus would also crack easily, but before long, the Romans had a solution.

O papiro também rachava facilmente, mas em pouco tempo, os romanos encontraram uma solução.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

It could be argued that these empires were made possible by the use of official records on papyrus.

Poderia-se argumentar que esses impérios foram possíveis graças ao uso de registros oficiais em papiro.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

To their delight, they hit upon rubbish dumps in which 700 years' worth of papyrus had been discarded.

Para seu deleite, eles encontraram lixões onde 700 anos de papiro haviam sido descartados.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

They wrote their " hooks" on scrolls of papyrus paper.

Eles escreviam seus 'ganchos' em rolos de papel de papiro.

Source: Magic Tree House

Demand for papyrus became feverish, and the price soared.

A demanda por papiro tornou-se febril e o preço disparou.

Source: The Economist Culture

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