What does alçapão in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word alçapão in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alçapão in Portuguese.
The word alçapão in Portuguese means trap-door, trap, ambush, pitfall, cage, alçapão, alçapão. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word alçapão
trap-doorsubstantivo masculino (porta ou tampa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
trap, ambush, pitfallsubstantivo masculino (figurado (cilada) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
cagesubstantivo masculino (BRA (armadilha para passarinho) (for trapping wild birds alive) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
alçapãonoun (opening in floor or ceiling) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |
alçapãonoun (trapdoor on gallows) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) O alçapão foi aberto e o condenado foi executado enforcado. The drop opened and the convict was executed by hanging. |
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