What does formiga in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word formiga in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use formiga in Portuguese.
The word formiga in Portuguese means ant, hard worker, sweet tooth, formiga, formiga, formiga, formiga-doida, larva de formiga-leão, formiga-lava-pés, ter formiga nas calças, formiga vermelha. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word formiga
antsubstantivo feminino (inseto) (zoology) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
hard workersubstantivo feminino (figurado (trabalhador) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sweet toothsubstantivo feminino (figurado (quem gosta de doces) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
formiganoun (insect) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) Após descobrir que as formigas invadiram sua casa, Brent chamou um dedetizador. After discovering that ants had invaded his house, Brent called an exterminator. |
formiganoun (regional (ant) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) |
formiganoun (UK, dialect (ant) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) |
formiga-doidanoun (variety of insect) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) |
larva de formiga-leãonoun (US, regional (insect: ant larva) |
formiga-lava-pés(insect) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) |
ter formiga nas calçasverbal expression (figurative, slang (fidget) (figurado, ser irriquieto) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) She has ants in her pants, that girl. She never sits still! |
formiga vermelhanoun (stinging insect) (inseto com ferrão) You can often see red ants foraging for food in the forest. |
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