What does balsa in Portuguese mean?

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

The word balsa in Portuguese means raft, raft, balsa, jangada, balsa, balsa, barca, balsa, balsa, balsa salva-vidas, atravessar em balsa, ponto de balsa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word balsa

raft

substantivo feminino (tipo de jangada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

raft

substantivo feminino (náutica (plataforma flutuante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

balsa

noun (passenger boat)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Rachel pegou a balsa que atravessa o Canal da Mancha.
Rachel took the ferry across the English Channel.

jangada

noun (floating wooden platform)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os sobreviventes do naufrágio vasculharam a ilha atrás de madeira para construir uma jangada.
The survivors of the shipwreck combed the island for wood to build a raft.

balsa

noun (lightweight wood) (madeira)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele gosta de construir modelos de aviões de balsa.
He enjoys building model planes out of balsa.

balsa, barca

noun (for crossing a river, strait)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

balsa

noun (type of tree) (tipo de árvore)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

balsa

noun (maritime: barge)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
John trabalha nas docas carregando bens em balsas.
John works at the docks loading goods onto lighters.

balsa salva-vidas

noun (small lifeboat)

The ship is equipped with dinghies in case of emergency.

atravessar em balsa

transitive verb (transport by ferry boat)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
O barco era usado para atravessar produtos em balsas pelo rio.
The boat was used to ferry goods over the river.

ponto de balsa

noun (docking area for passenger boats)

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