wale

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: pode designar uma marca ou vergão saliente na pele, geralmente causado por pancada, chicotada ou reação alérgica, ou uma tábua grossa que forma um ressalto ao longo do costado de um navio de madeira.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a raised mark on the skin, often from a blow or allergic reaction, or a thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship.

1. Raised mark on skinB2formal

   A raised mark or welt on the skin, often caused by a blow from a whip or as a result of an allergic reaction.

   Vergão

   • The whip left a red wale across his back.
   • She developed a wale after being stung by a bee.
   • The doctor examined the wale on the patient's arm.

   Sinônimosmarkridgestripewealweltwheal

2. Plank on a shipC1formal

   A thick plank that forms a ridge along the side of a wooden ship, providing structural support.

   Cinta de reforço do casco

   • The ship's wale was reinforced after the storm.
   • The carpenter repaired the damaged wale on the hull.
   • The wale runs along the entire length of the vessel.

   Sinônimosstrake