What does combustão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word combustão in Portuguese means combustion, combustão, queimada, pegar fogo, combustível, de combustão lenta, combustão lenta. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word combustão

combustion

combustão

noun (burning)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ray wrote a report on the dangers of fossil fuel combustion.

queimada

noun (act of combusting)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide.

pegar fogo

verbal expression (informal (catch fire) (informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The bus burst into flames, trapping the passengers inside.

combustível

adjective (relating to combustion)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

de combustão lenta

adjective (fuel: taking a long time to burn) (combustível)

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

combustão lenta

noun (slow burning)

The smoldering from the house fire lasted for days.

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