What does enchente in Portuguese mean?

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

The word enchente in Portuguese means flood, flood, enchente, cheia, enchente, prevenção de enchente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enchente

flood

substantivo feminino (grande volume de água)

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

flood

substantivo feminino (figurativo (numerosos, grande quantidade) (figurative: large quantity)

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

enchente, cheia

noun (water)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O governo mandou os militares para ajudar a salvar as pessoas da enchente.
The government sent the military to help save people from the flood.

enchente

adjective (increasing in size)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
A enchente no rio ameaçava transbordar as margens.
The swelling river threatened to burst its banks.

prevenção de enchente

noun (measures to prevent flood damage) (obras de defesa contra inundações)

The city council is planning to implement new flood control measures.

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