copper
1. A reddish-brown metallic element (Cu) used in electrical wiring, plumbing, and alloys
The electrical wire is made of copper.
O fio elétrico é feito de cobre.
2. A coin or small amount of money (colloquial, historical)
He didn't have a copper to his name.
Ele não tinha nem um cobre.
3. A copper-colored object, such as a cooking pot or vessel
She polished the copper pots.
Ela poliu os cobres da cozinha.
4. A police officer (slang, from 'copper')
Watch out, the coppers are coming.
Cuidado, os cobres estão chegando.
Related Idioms & Phrases
não ter um cobre (to not have a penny)
cobre marceneiro (a type of copper alloy)
dar cobre (to reveal oneself; to slip up)
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