cone

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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.
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.
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.
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.
The engineers coned the metal sheet for the rocket nose.
Os engenheiros conificaram a chapa de metal para o nariz do foguete.