What does montanhas in Portuguese mean?

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

The word montanhas in Portuguese means montanhas, recesso circular, circo entre montanhas, cadeia de montanhas, mais antigo do que as montanhas, cordilheira, escalada de montanhas, Montanhas Rochosas, lago nas montanhas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word montanhas

montanhas

plural noun (mountain region)

(substantivo feminino plural: Substantivo feminino exclusivamente ou normalmente usada no plural. Ex. "costas".)
This flower only grows in the highlands.

recesso circular, circo entre montanhas

noun (geological feature: hollow) (feição geológica)

cadeia de montanhas

(geology) (geologia)

mais antigo do que as montanhas

adjective (informal (very old, ancient) (informal - muito velho, antigo)

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

cordilheira

noun (mountains) (montanhas)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Há um passo através da cordilheira a alguns quilômetros ao norte daqui.
There is a pass through the mountain range a few kilometres north of here.

escalada de montanhas

noun (mountaineering)

O equipamento para escalada de montanhas é caro no nível profissional.
Equipment for rock climbing is expensive at the professional level.

Montanhas Rochosas

plural noun (mountain range in USA and Canada) (cordilheira nos EUA e Canadá)

(substantivo próprio: Substantivos que particularizam, nomeiam pessoas, cidades, etc. Devem sempre ser grafados com maiúsculas. Ex. Roma, Shakespeare, Grécia, etc.)
We took a road trip to see the Rocky Mountains.

lago nas montanhas

noun (mountain lake)

We swam in the tarn to cool off after a long hike.

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