What does cimento in Portuguese mean?

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

The word cimento in Portuguese means cement, cimento, argamassa, cimento odontológico, fabricante de cimento, bloco de concreto, bloco de cimento, armado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cimento

cement

substantivo masculino (substância de calcário)

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

cimento

noun (concrete)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Please don't walk on the sidewalk--the cement is still wet.

argamassa

noun (rubber cement: adhesive)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Use this cement to join the pieces together.

cimento odontológico

noun (dentistry: filling material) (odontologia)

(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 dentista perfurou a cavidade e a fechou com cimento odontológico.
The dentist drilled out the cavity and packed it with cement.

fabricante de cimento

noun (company that makes cement)

With twenty cement plants, they are the largest cement manufacturer in the country.

bloco de concreto, bloco de cimento

noun (breeze block)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Blocos de betão são comuns em zonas tropicais onde as térmites e as tempestades causam grandes problemas para construções de madeira.
Cinder blocks are the norm in tropical areas where termites and storms cause major problems for wood construction.

armado

adjective (with metals in it) (BRA: armação de metal com concreto)

(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 engineer built a loaded concrete wall to block radiation inside the power plant.

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