What does portão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word portão in Portuguese means gate, public entrance, door, portão, portão, portão de chegada, portão de embarque, portão automático, portão da garagem, portão do jardim, coluna de portão, portão coberto, portão de carros. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word portão

gate

substantivo masculino (porta do jardim)

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

public entrance

substantivo masculino (entrada destinada ao público)

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

door

substantivo masculino (porta de grandes dimensões)

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

portão

noun (door in a fence on property)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Jim esqueceu de trancar o portão e o cachorro fugiu.
Jim forgot to lock the gate and the dog got loose.

portão

noun (in an airport)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
John foi para o portão errado no aeroporto e perdeu o voo.
John went to the wrong gate at the airport and missed his flight.

portão de chegada

noun (exit for passengers)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

portão de embarque

noun (airport: exit to plane) (aeroporto)

portão automático

noun (automatic door-opening mechanism)

portão da garagem

noun (part of a house, building)

My house is the one with the brown garage door.

portão do jardim

noun (door providing access to a garden) (porta dando acesso a jardim)

coluna de portão

noun (vertical support for a gate)

portão coberto

noun (roofed gate to a churchyard) (entrada do cemitério)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

portão de carros

noun (door at entrance to driveway, etc.) (porta na entrada de uma rua, etc.)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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