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lumber
[/ˈlʌmbər/]
noun/verb
pl: N/A (uncountable as noun)
madeira serrada
1.
timber sawn into boards and planks
The construction company ordered several tons of lumber for the new building.
A empresa de construção encomendou várias toneladas de madeira serrada para o novo prédio.
2.
to move heavily or clumsily
The elephant lumbered across the savanna.
O elefante caminhava pesadamente pela savana.
3.
to burden or encumber
They lumbered him with extra responsibilities.
Eles o sobrecarregaram com responsabilidades extras.
Synonyms
timber
wood
plod
trudge
burden
Antonyms
lighten
unburden
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
madeira serrada; tábuas
Standard term for processed wood
Portugal
madeira de construção
More formal construction terminology
General Brazilian
andar pesadamente
For the verb meaning to move heavily
Related Idioms & Phrases
lumber yard - zona de armazenagem de madeira
lumber up - preparar-se desajeitadamente
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