What does navalha in Portuguese mean?

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

The word navalha in Portuguese means switchblade, barbeador, navalha, no fio da navalha, afiador de lâminas, afiado como uma navalha. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word navalha

switchblade

substantivo feminino (lâmina dobrável)

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

barbeador

noun (modern device for shaving) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Tim pegou um barbeador e começou a fazer a barba.
Tim picked up the razor and began to shave.

navalha

noun (old-style blade for shaving)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O barbeiro estava afiando sua navalha num amolador.
The barber was sharpening his razor on a strop.

no fio da navalha

adverb (figurative (in precarious state) (figurado)

afiador de lâminas

noun (leather strip for sharpening a razor) (tira de couro para afiar o barbeador)

afiado como uma navalha

adjective (blade, etc.: dangerously sharp) (lâmina, etc: perigosamente afiado)

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

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