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tumbler

[ˈtʌm.blər]
nounmasculinepl: tumblers
copo
1. A drinking glass with a flat bottom and no handle, typically cylindrical
She poured water into a tumbler.
Ela despejou água em um copo.
2. An acrobat who performs somersaults and other physical stunts
The tumbler performed impressive flips at the circus.
O acrobata realizou piruetas impressionantes no circo.
3. A rotating drum in a clothes dryer or washing machine
The tumbler in the dryer is making a noise.
O cilindro da secadora está fazendo barulho.
4. A pivoted or weighted device that moves to trigger a mechanism, as in a lock
The lock's tumbler fell into place.
O pino da fechadura encaixou-se no lugar.
Synonyms
glassdrinking glassacrobatperformer

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
copo
standard term for the drinking vessel
Portugal
copo
same as Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
acrobata
for the person performing acrobatics
General Brazilian
cilindro/tambor
for the rotating mechanism in appliances

Related Idioms & Phrases

tumbler lock - fechadura cilíndrica
on the tumbler - em funcionamento (máquina)
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