What does tinha in Portuguese mean?

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

The word tinha in Portuguese means tinea, blemish, tinha, porrigem, tinha, tinha, não tinha, ele tinha, eu tinha, eu havia, ela tinha. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tinha

tinea

substantivo feminino (medicina (infecção de pele e unha)

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

blemish

substantivo feminino (figurado, arcaico (defeito, mácula)

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

tinha, porrigem

noun (parasitic skin infection) (infecção na pele)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Stay away from the cats; they have ringworm.

tinha

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (you had)

(verbo auxiliar: Verbos normalmente seguidos de verbo principal no gerúndio, infinitivo ou particípio. Ex. ir correr; estar percebendo; haver caído, etc.)
When I first met you, you'd just graduated from university.

tinha

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (it had)

(verbo auxiliar: Verbos normalmente seguidos de verbo principal no gerúndio, infinitivo ou particípio. Ex. ir correr; estar percebendo; haver caído, etc.)
Sorry I shouted at you last night; it'd been a long day at work, and I was tired.

não tinha

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (had not)

It was obvious that Karen hadn't seen the newspaper article. It was a surprise when I saw Jeff; I hadn't expected him to be at the party.

ele tinha

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (he had)

When Gavin's ankle started to swell, he realised he'd broken it.

eu tinha, eu havia

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (I had)

Eu havia estado na França antes, mas esta foi a primeira vez que visitei Paris.
I'd been to France before, but this was the first time I'd visited Paris.

ela tinha

contraction (colloquial, abbreviation (she had)

When I bumped into Lucie, she'd been on holiday and was very tanned.

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