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US /tuːb/
UK /tuːb/
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tubo, mangueira

a long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc., used for holding or transporting something, or for a passage for something

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Water flows through the tube.
A água flui através do tubo.
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He squeezed the toothpaste tube.
Ele apertou o tubo de pasta de dente.
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metrô de Londres, Tube

(British English) the London Underground railway system

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I'll take the Tube to work.
Vou pegar o metrô para o trabalho.
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The Tube can be very crowded during rush hour.
O metrô pode ficar muito lotado durante o horário de pico.
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televisão, TV

(informal) a television set

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What's on the tube tonight?
O que está passando na TV hoje à noite?
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He spent all day watching the tube.
Ele passou o dia todo assistindo TV.
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tubar, passar por um tubo

to put into or provide with a tube

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The blood sample was tubed for analysis.
A amostra de sangue foi tubada para análise.
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They tubed the wires through the wall.
Eles tubaram os fios pela parede.
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