What does madrugada in Portuguese mean?

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

The word madrugada in Portuguese means dawning, daybreak, late night, madrugada, altas horas, de madrugada, na madrugada, turno da noite, na calada da noite, de madrugada, voo noturno. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word madrugada

dawning, daybreak, late night

madrugada

noun (period before sunrise)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

altas horas

plural noun (pre-dawn)

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

de madrugada

adverb (early in the morning) (muito cedo)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
My grandmother had the custom of rising at an early hour.

na madrugada

adverb (early in the morning; daybreak)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)

turno da noite

noun (work: at night)

João dorme no almoço depois de chegar em casa do turno da noite.
John slept through lunch after getting home from the graveyard shift.

na calada da noite

adverb (in the middle of the night)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
Strange noises in the dead of night can be very scary.

de madrugada

adjective (occurring before sunrise)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

voo noturno

noun (informal (late-night plane flight) (viagem de avião tarde da noite)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I'm exhausted: I took the red-eye from London to New York.

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