What does raia in Portuguese mean?

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

The word raia in Portuguese means lane, ray, pista de corrida, raia, arraia, raia, fugir da raia, atravessar a raia, ultrapassar limites impostos, peixe-diabo, raia-diabo, jamanta, raia de natação. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word raia

lane

substantivo feminino (divisões da piscina) (swimming)

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

ray

substantivo feminino (arraia, animal marinho) (zoology)

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

pista de corrida

noun (sport: track for horse racing)

Bob went to the racecourse to bet on horses.

raia

noun (fish)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Dave saw a ray swim past the boat.

arraia

noun (flat fish, ray) (BRA, peixe)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Raia era o prato especial do dia, mas já tinha acabado.
Skate was the special of the day but they were out of it.

raia

noun (sports) (natação)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Gary saiu acidentalmente de sua raia durante a competição de natação e foi desqualificado.
Gary accidentally went out of his lane during the swim meet and was disqualified.

fugir da raia

verbal expression (slang (escape blame, be acquitted) (gíria)

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

atravessar a raia, ultrapassar limites impostos

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (defy definitions or boundaries)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Concern about this issue cuts across traditional political divisions.

peixe-diabo, raia-diabo

noun (manta ray: flat-bodied fish)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Steve Irwin met his death when he was stung by a devil ray on the Great Barrier Reef.

jamanta

noun (marine fish) (peixe marinho)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Although similar in appearance to the sting ray, the manta ray is a different species.

raia de natação

noun (area marked off in a pool) (área marcada em uma piscina)

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