What does anti-horário in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word anti-horário in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use anti-horário in Portuguese.

The word anti-horário in Portuguese means counter-clockwise, anti-horário, em sentido anti-horário, no sentido anti-horário, no sentido anti-horário. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word anti-horário

counter-clockwise

anti-horário

adjective (direction: opposite to clock hands) (contrário ao do movimento dos ponteiros do relógio)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Turn the handle in a counterclockwise direction to switch off the machine.

em sentido anti-horário

adverb (movement: opposite to clock hands)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise.

no sentido anti-horário

adjective (zoology: coiling counterclockwise)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

no sentido anti-horário

adverb (Scots (anticlockwise)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
The girls danced widdershins around the maypole.

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