grilo

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (masculine) cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
2. (informal, masculine) clock or watch
3. (Brazil, informal, masculine) worry, concern
4. (historical, masculine) one of the barefoot priests of the Order of Saint Augustine

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of grilar

grilar

1. (intransitive) to sing like a cricket
2. (Brazil, slang) to worry (to become or make someone worried)
3. (Brazil, slang, transitive) to disturb, to pester
4. (Brazil, transitive) to create false property titles in order to obtain the ownership of lands

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Concepts

grillon

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criquet

cri-cri

grillon des champs

acridien

Gryllidae

cricket

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sauterelle

Synonymes

gafanhoto

grillo

criquete

Gryllidae

Grilos

Traductions

cricket

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Grille

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grillo

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krekel

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grillo

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grill

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γρύλος

Heimchen

kriek

gryllus

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grasshopper

sprinkhaan

کوله

echte Grille

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡɾi.lu/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: gryllus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *grilo, from Latin gryllus, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “kind of dance performed in Egypt”).