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Cardinal
01
cardeal, pássaro vermelho
a North American songbird with a red beak, the male of which has bright red plumage
Exemplos
Birdwatchers often recognize the cardinal by its clear, whistling song.
Os observadores de aves frequentemente reconhecem o cardeal pelo seu canto claro e assobiado.
02
cardinal, número cardinal
(mathematics) the number of elements or members in a set, representing its size or quantity
Exemplos
The cardinal of a set with repeated elements is still the total number of elements.
O cardinal de um conjunto com elementos repetidos ainda é o número total de elementos.
03
(in the Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of senior clergy who advise the Pope and elect his successor
Exemplos
Cardinals play a key role in shaping the direction of the Church.
04
a vivid shade of red, often resembling the color of a cardinal's feathers
Exemplos
Cardinal became the school's official team color.
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cardinal, número cardinal
(grammar) a part of speech that is used in counting or showing a quantity
Exemplos
In some languages, cardinals agree in gender with the nouns they modify.
Em alguns idiomas, os cardinais concordam em gênero com os substantivos que modificam.
cardinal
Approving
FormalExemplos
One of the cardinal features of the new policy is its focus on sustainability and environmental protection.
Uma das características cardeais da nova política é o seu foco na sustentabilidade e proteção ambiental.
02
relating to numbers that express how many of something there are as opposed to ordinal numbers, which express position
Exemplos
Linguists distinguish between cardinal and ordinal terms in different languages.
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