raízes
1. The part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients
The tree's roots are very deep.
As raízes da árvore são muito profundas.
2. The origin or source of something
She wanted to explore her cultural roots.
Ela queria explorar suas raízes culturais.
3. The base or foundation of something
We need to get to the root of the problem.
Precisamos chegar à raiz do problema.
4. A number that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals a given number (mathematics)
The square root of 9 is 3.
A raiz quadrada de 9 é 3.
NYC Slang
roots (as in 'getting back to one's roots' - staying true to one's origins)
Related Idioms & Phrases
put down roots (estabelecer raízes)
get to the root of (chegar à raiz de)
take root (enraizar-se)
pull up roots (arrancar raízes)
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