What does lagoa in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word lagoa in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lagoa in Portuguese.
The word lagoa in Portuguese means pool, tanque, lagoa, cisterna, como um pato na lagoa, lagoa abaixo de uma cachoeira. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word lagoa
poolsubstantivo feminino (lago pequeno) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
tanquenoun (small lake) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) As vacas bebem do tanque no campo. The cows drink from the pond in the field. |
lagoanoun (salt pond) (de água salgada) (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 hikers stopped to swim in the lagoon. |
cisternanoun (pool where animals drink) (local onde animais bebem água) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) On safari animals can often be seen coming down to the watering hole. |
como um pato na lagoaexpression (figurative, informal (completely) (figurado, completamente) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) "Did your mother fall for your excuse?" "Yes! Hook, line and sinker!" |
lagoa abaixo de uma cachoeiranoun (Scot,archaic (pool below waterfall) (Escócia) |
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