What does testa in Portuguese mean?

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

The word testa in Portuguese means forehead, testa, testa, cabeça de ponte, testa de ferro, títere, termômetro de testa, franzir o rosto, instrumento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word testa

forehead

substantivo feminino

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

testa

noun (forehead: area above eyes)

(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 testa de Tricia estava tensa enquanto ela fazia o teste de matemática.
Tricia's brow was tense as she worked on the math exam.

testa

noun (brow: area above eyes)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Kate tinha uma testa bem grande.
Kate had a very high forehead.

cabeça de ponte

noun (shoreline captured by enemy) (militar)

testa de ferro

noun (person: stand-in for [sb] else) (pessoa)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Davi disse ao corretor de imóveis que ele estava comprando a propriedade sozinho, mas na verdade ele estava agindo como testa de ferro para um executivo que queria se maner anônimo.
Dave told the real estate agent he was buying the property for himself, but really he was acting as a dummy for a businessman who wanted to remain anonymous.

títere

noun (figurative (leader without power) (líder sem poder)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The queen is only a figurehead; she holds no real power.

termômetro de testa

noun (device: measures temperature)

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

franzir o rosto

intransitive verb (crease brow: disapproval, concentration)

Kate franziu o rosto enquanto tentava resolver a equação difícil.
Kate frowned as she tried to work out the difficult equation.

instrumento

noun (dupe, manipulated person) (pessoa manipulada)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The protesters were seen as tools of the union bosses.

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