bico1bi.cosm1 beak, bill, pecker, peak.
2 pop poultry.
3 anything resembling a beak or bill: point, sharp end, spout, snout, prow, nose, lip.
4 nib of a pen.
5 coloq human mouth.
6 drunkenness.
7 gír cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic drink.
8 small change.
9 needle-point lace.
10 (gambling) the lowest cards in a play.
11 small gains, casual earnings.
12 a temporary job.
13 burner, nozzle, jet.
14bicos: pl a) rest, remainder, residue. b) trifles.
15 coloq pacifier.
interj hush! mum! be silent!
Expressõesabrir o bico to delate.
baixar o bico to eat or drink in excess.
bico de Bunsen Bunsen burner.
bico de candeia lamp burner.
bico de gavião identifying mark cut on the ears of cattle to determine the farm they belong to.
bico de jaca glassware with prismatic embossments resembling the horny epicarp of the jackfruit.
bico de mamadeira nipple.
bico de obra difficult task, difficulty.
bico de papagaio a) hawk-nose, crooked nose. b)
Med osteophyte: an excrescence on the vertebral column.
bico de pato plow with a flat symmetric share.
bico de pena in the expression:
desenho a bico de pena pen-and-ink drawing.
bico de proa bow and stern of a fishing raft.
bico do peito nipple, teat.
bico do sapato shoe tip.
bico grossudo Ornit grosbeak.
calar o bico to be quiet, hold one’s mouth, keep a secret.
com bico dentado tooth-billed.
criar bico to become proud or haughty.
é bico ou cabeça? heads or tails?
em forma de bico beaked.
estar sobre o bico do pé to stand on tip-toe.
fazer bico to make a long face, pout.
ficar de bico calado to keep silent.
isso é o bico da obra fig this is the hurdle to be cleared.
jogar com pau de dois bicos to hunt with the hounds and run with the hare.
levar alguém no bico to lead someone up the garden.
meter no bico to blab out, divulge a secret.
meter o bico em to meddle, poke one’s nose in.
molhar o bico to wet one’s whistle.
não ser para o bico de not to be enjoyed or taken advantage of.
pegar no bico da chaleira bras to flatter, coax.
pôr-se nos bicos dos pés to offer resistence, get angry.
ser bom de bico to have a well-oiled tongue.
ter bico to be complicated or difficult.
