crib

• Substantivo que designa um berço ou caminha pequena com grades altas para bebês ou crianças pequenas; também pode se referir a um cercadinho ou chiqueirinho (espaço cercado onde o bebê brinca).

A noun referring to a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

1. Baby bedA2formal

   A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

   Berço

   • The baby sleeps peacefully in her crib.
   • We bought a new crib for the nursery.
   • He climbed out of his crib for the first time.

   Sinônimosbassinetcarrycotcotcradle

2. Cheating aidB1informal

   A piece of paper or material used to cheat on a test or exam.

   Cola

   • The teacher caught him using a crib during the exam.
   • She wrote a crib on her hand for the vocabulary test.
   • He hid a crib inside his pencil case.

   Sinônimosponytrot

3. House or apartmentB2slangamerican

   Slang term for a home, apartment, or place of residence.

   Casa

   • Welcome to my crib! Make yourself at home.
   • He threw a party at his crib last weekend.
   • I'm heading back to my crib to relax.

   Sinônimosabodeapartmentdwellingflathomejointpadplaceresidence

• Verbo que significa copiar ou plagiar o trabalho de outra pessoa, ou trancar alguém em um espaço pequeno e restrito.

A verb meaning to copy or plagiarize someone else's work, or to confine in a small space.

1. Copy dishonestlyB2informalbritish

   To copy someone else's work, especially in an academic context, without permission or acknowledgment.

   Copiar

   • He cribbed the entire essay from an online source.
   • The student was caught cribbing during the exam.
   • She cribbed the design from a competitor's product.

   Sinônimosappropriatecheatcopyliftpinchpirateplagiarizesteal

   Antônimosauthorcomposeinventoriginate

2. Steal or takeB2informalbritish

   To take something, often in a petty or dishonest way.

   Furtar

   • Someone cribbed my pen from the desk.
   • He cribbed a few ideas from the meeting notes.
   • They cribbed the tools from the workshop.

   Sinônimosappropriatefilchliftnickpilferpinchpurloinsnitchswipethieve

   Antônimosgiverestituterestorereturn