What does pedreira in Portuguese mean?

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

The word pedreira in Portuguese means quarry, pedreira, pedreira, pedreira. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pedreira

quarry

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

pedreira

noun (open pit)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Quando Helen precisou de um pouco de cascalho para sua entrada, ela comprou de uma pedreira próxima.
When Helen needed some gravel for her driveway, she bought it from a nearby quarry.

pedreira

noun (open pit)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park.

pedreira

noun (quarry)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os trabalhadores estavam explodindo pedras na pedreira.
The workers were blasting rocks in the pit.

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