bed

• Móvel usado para dormir ou descansar, geralmente composto por um colchão sobre uma estrutura. Também pode se referir ao local onde alguém dorme ou ao leito de um rio, estrada ou ferrovia.

1. Furniture for sleepingA1formal

   A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting, typically consisting of a mattress on a frame.

   Cama

   • She made her bed before leaving for school.
   • He fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
   • The hotel room had a very comfortable bed.

   Sinônimosbedsteadberthbunkcotpallettrundle bed

2. Garden areaA2formal

   A plot of ground in a garden where plants are grown.

   Canteiro

   • She planted roses in the flower bed.
   • We need to weed the vegetable bed this weekend.
   • The garden bed is full of colorful tulips.

   Sinônimosborderflowerbedpatchplotseedbed

3. River or lake bottomB1formal

   The bottom of a river, lake, or sea.

   Fundo

   • The river bed was dry after the long drought.
   • They found ancient fossils in the lake bed.
   • The ocean bed is home to many unique creatures.

   Sinônimosbottomfloorriverbedseabedstreambed

   Antônimossurfacetop

4. C1formalscientific

   A distinct layer of rock or other material in the earth's crust.

   Camada de rocha

   • Geologists studied the coal bed for its mineral content.
   • The sedimentary bed contains fossils from millions of years ago.
   • They drilled through a thick bed of sandstone.

   Sinônimosbandlayerseamstratum

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de colocar ou acomodar algo ou alguém na cama, ou de fixar ou embutir firmemente algo em uma base.

A verb used to indicate the act of providing or placing something in a bed, or to fix or embed something firmly in a base.

1. To provide with a bedB1formal

   To provide a place for someone to sleep.

   Dar cama a

   • The innkeeper bedded the travelers in the spare room.
   • We bedded the guests in the guesthouse.
   • They bedded the children down for the night.

   Sinônimosaccommodatehouselodgeput upquartershelter

2. To plant or embedB2formal

   To set or fix something firmly in a base or foundation.

   Fixar

   • The gardener bedded the young plants in rich soil.
   • The stones were bedded in concrete.
   • He bedded the fence posts securely in the ground.

   Sinônimosburyembedfiximplantplantsetsink

3. To have sex with (slang)C1informal

   To have sexual intercourse with someone.

   Transar

   • He boasted about bedding many women.
   • The novel's protagonist bedded the countess.
   • In the movie, the hero beds the villain's wife.

   Sinônimosbangbonkfuckhumplayscrewshagsleep with

   Antônimosabstainchastise

Variantes phrasalbed down