Portuguese English Dictionary

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pena in English:

1. feather feather


Making such a large sale is a feather in the salesman's cap.
Tom suffocated Mary with a feather pillow.
Peacocks have beautiful feathers.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Fine feathers make fine birds
What's the difference between erotic and kinky? "Erotic is when you use a feather and kinky is when you use a whole chicken."
Giving such large contributions to charities made him feel that he had a feather in his cap.
Winning the Grand Prix was a feather in the cap of the famous drivers.
Tickle her nose with a feather while she's sleeping and see if she wakes up.
I felt light as a feather.
A bird without feathers.
Zazu flaffed his feathers.
They cleaned the oil off the seagull’s feathers.
I found a peculiar feather in the park.
Rather than coming to resemble each other, it feels like they are birds of a feather.

English word "pena"(feather) occurs in sets:

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2. pity pity


What a pity!
Never confuse pity with love.
That you don't believe me is a great pity.
His terrible suffering aroused her pity.
It's a pity that hang, ocarina and pipa are so unpopular around here.
But probably I'll be the last, which is a pity.
I cannot help you, not but that I pity you.
The presiding judge was touched by pity for the accused.
For pity's sake just shut up and let me drive!
You lost again? What a pity! > Never mind.
It’s hard not to feel pity for unwanted cats and dogs.
Don't pity me.
It would be such a pity if your blog shuts down because of a viral effect...
Pity is akin to love.
Please have pity on a poor blind man!

English word "pena"(pity) occurs in sets:

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3. penalty penalty


His crime deserved the death penalty.
The penalty was missed.
The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law.
The penalty for spitting is five pounds.
If you make a mistake, you pay the penalty.
Such conduct would subject the offender to a heavy penalty.
They got a penalty for improper behaviour.
And you know the penalty for stealing boots...
There's a $50 penalty for late cancellation of tickets.
Their best player missed the penalty
Hand ball! The referee awarded a penalty.
penalty area
I think you kick it if you have a penalty, but I don’t really understand the rules of that.
Darren is to be put through a trial. If he fails, it's the death penalty!