What does morro in Portuguese mean?

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

The word morro in Portuguese means hill, morro, morro, colina, descer morro abaixo, morro acima, monte acima. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morro

hill

substantivo masculino (pequeno monte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

morro

substantivo masculino (BRA, informal (favela no morro no Rio) (favela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

morro

noun (slope)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ele subiu o longo morro até a cidade.
He walked up the long hill to the town.

colina

noun (UK, regional (hill)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A família do Sr. Mawson planeja espalhar suas cinzas em uma colina no Lake District.
Mr. Mawson's family plans to scatter his ashes on a fell in the Lake District.

descer morro abaixo

(travel down a slope)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Uma bola solta numa colina vai descer morro abaixo.
A ball released on a slope will go downhill.

morro acima, monte acima

adverb (up a slope)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
The lower gears on a bicycle are useful when you are riding uphill.

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