What does cisterna in Portuguese mean?

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

The word cisterna in Portuguese means cistern, tank, cistern, tanque, cisterna, olho d'água, cisterna, cisterna. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cisterna

cistern

substantivo feminino (reservatório de águas pluviais)

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

tank

substantivo feminino (poço)

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

cistern

substantivo feminino (construção (reservatório subterrâneo) (underground)

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

tanque

noun (storage container for liquids)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Quando eles chegaram na casa de férias, os Smith ligaram a água e ouviram o tanque se encher.
When they arrived at their holiday home, the Smiths turned on the water and heard the tank in the loft start to fill.

cisterna

noun (water tank)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
It was incredibly expensive to replace the cistern and plumbing for the old house.

olho d'água

noun (natural pool of drinking water) (de água potável)

cisterna

noun (cistern)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Older properties may still have a water tank in the loft.

cisterna

noun (pool where animals drink) (local onde animais bebem água)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
On safari animals can often be seen coming down to the watering hole.

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