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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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In Galician
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- beseech, beset, besetting, beside, besides, besiege, besotted, bespatter, bespeak, best, bestial, bestiality, bestially, bestow, bet, bethink, Bethlehem, betray, betrayal


best


- adjective, adverb or noun
- mellor

EN A few green apples and pears and huge round loaves of rye or maize constitute a market here; the best house seems to be that of the doctor.
GL Unhas poucas mazás verdes e peras e unhas bolas enormes de pan de centeo ou millo constitúen o mercado. A mellor casa parece se-la do médico.
- Fonte: GAL (770)
.....--- to do/to try someone's best
- facer todo o que se poida

EN The cricketers had of course tried their best, but on the day the other team played better.
GL Estés, como é lóxico, fixeran todo o que puideran, pero ese día o equipo contrario xogou mellor.
- Fonte: [C14]