tubos
1. Hollow cylindrical objects, typically made of metal, plastic, or glass, used to convey or contain substances
The water flows through the tubes in the heating system.
A água flui através dos tubos no sistema de aquecimento.
2. Flexible containers, usually cylindrical, that hold paste, cream, or other substances
She squeezed toothpaste from a tube.
Ela espremeu pasta de dente de um tubo.
3. Electronic devices containing a vacuum or gas, used in older electronics like radios and televisions
The old television had vacuum tubes inside.
A televisão antiga tinha válvulas a vácuo no interior.
4. The London Underground railway system (colloquial)
I took the tubes to get across London.
Peguei no metrô para atravessar Londres.
NYC Slang
the subway (in reference to underground transit)
Related Idioms & Phrases
down the tubes - ruined or failed (ir pelo cano)
tubes of steel - referring to subway/train systems
go down the tubes - to fail or be ruined (ir tudo pelo cano)
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