What does ferradura in Portuguese mean?

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

The word ferradura in Portuguese means horseshoe, ferradura, ferradura, ferradura, jogo da ferradura, braço morto. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ferradura

horseshoe

substantivo feminino (proteção do casco de cavalo)

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

ferradura

noun (horse's metal shoe) (de cavalo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My mother hung a horseshoe over the door for good luck.

ferradura

noun (horseshoe) (cavalo)

(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 horse needs new shoes. Call the blacksmith.

ferradura

noun (type of horseshoe)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os cavalos são calçados com ferraduras de alumínio para corrida.
Horses are shod with aluminium plates for racing.

jogo da ferradura

noun (uncountable (throwing game)

The men drank beer and played horseshoes in the back yard.

braço morto

noun (bow-shaped lake)

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

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