cone
US /koʊn/
UK /koʊn/
1.
cone
a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point
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The ice cream was served in a waffle cone.
O sorvete foi servido em um cone de waffle.
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Traffic cones were placed to mark the construction area.
Cones de tráfego foram colocados para marcar a área de construção.
2.
pinha
the dry fruit of a conifer, typically a woody structure that contains seeds
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Squirrels often collect pine cones for their seeds.
Esquilos frequentemente coletam pinhas por suas sementes.
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The forest floor was covered with fallen pine cones.
O chão da floresta estava coberto de pinhas caídas.
3.
cone (olho)
a light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, which provides sharp vision and color discrimination
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The human eye has millions of cones that detect color.
O olho humano tem milhões de cones que detectam cores.
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Defects in cones can lead to color blindness.
Defeitos nos cones podem levar ao daltonismo.
1.
conificar, dar forma de cone
to make something into the shape of a cone
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She coned the paper to make a party hat.
Ela conificou o papel para fazer um chapéu de festa.
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The engineers coned the metal sheet for the rocket nose.
Os engenheiros conificaram a chapa de metal para o nariz do foguete.