What does contêiner in Portuguese mean?

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

The word contêiner in Portuguese means , container, contêiner, caixa de transporte, transportar em contêiner, transportar em contêiner, colocar em contêiner, contêiner frigorífico. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word contêiner

substantivo masculino (contentor, cofre de carga) (container)

container

contêiner

noun (shipping) (BRA, navio)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Grandes contêineres marítimos estavam empilhados a espera.
Large shipping containers were stacked high in the hold.

caixa de transporte

noun (large container for cargo)

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

transportar em contêiner

noun (transport of cargo in standardized containers)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

transportar em contêiner

noun (conversion to transport in standardized containers)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

colocar em contêiner

transitive verb (pack, load [sth] for shipping)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

contêiner frigorífico

noun (US, informal (refrigerated transportation)

Butchers rely on reefers to deliver their meat.

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