tanque
1. A large container for storing liquids or gases
The water tank supplies the entire building.
O tanque de água abastece todo o edifício.
2. An armored fighting vehicle with a gun turret
The military deployed several tanks to the border.
O exército implantou vários tanques na fronteira.
3. A glass aquarium for keeping fish or aquatic animals
I have tropical fish in my aquarium tank.
Tenho peixes tropicais no meu tanque de aquário.
4. To fail or perform badly (informal verb usage)
The movie tanked at the box office.
O filme fracassou na bilheteria.
NYC Slang
fail, bomb, flop (when used as verb meaning to perform poorly)
Related Idioms & Phrases
to tank a test - bombar um teste (fracassar em um teste)
think tank - grupo de reflexão (conselho de especialistas)
in the tank - na obscuridade (fora de vista)
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