What does lampião in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word lampião in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lampião in Portuguese.
The word lampião in Portuguese means large lamp; streetlamp, gas lamp, poste de luz, candeeiro, lampião, lamparina, receptáculo de lampião. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word lampião
large lamp; streetlamp, gas lamp
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poste de luznoun (post of a street lamp) (poste de iluminação das ruas) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The street was lined with trees and lampposts. |
candeeiro, lampiãonoun (lamp with a glass covering) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) A hurricane lamp is useful when camping in a high wind. |
lamparinanoun (vessel: burns oil) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) William reabasteceu o óleo em sua lamparina antes de sair para sua caminhada da meia noite. William refilled the oil in his lamp before going on his midnight walk. |
receptáculo de lampiãonoun (holder for lamp oil) Laura refilled the font and lit the lamp. |
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