Palavra Inglês do Dia
hedge
sebe
Definições
inglês > português |
hedge |
1. sebe, cerca viva |
inglês > inglês |
hedge |
1. n. A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
He trims the hedge once a week. |
2. n. A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm. |
3. n. (mainly) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land. |
4. n. (pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement. |
5. n. (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements). |
The asset class acts as a hedge. |
A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/ |
6. n. (Ireland) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate. |
7. v. To enclose with a hedge or hedges. |
to hedge a field or garden |
8. v. To obstruct with a hedge or hedges. |
9. v. (transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with. |
10. v. To avoid verbal commitment. |
He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words. |
11. v. (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge. |
12. v. (intransitive, finance) To reduce one's exposure to risk. |
português > inglês |
sebe |
1. n-f. hedge (thicket of bushes planted in a row) |
Pronúncia

Exemplos
I won't hedge any longer. Now it lies, a single field, rolling up the gentle slope from the road, without a hedge, track or ditch for as far as I can see. I did not need to look at this house or hedge or vista for a landmark, because I can believe that I have walked down this road every night for the past year. He is alleged to have caused a furious row two years ago when he trimmed a short stretch of the dead man's privet hedge without asking permission. He had helped an elderly friend to trim a hedge, which led to a fistfight with a neighbour, according to residents. |
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