What does tontura in Portuguese mean?

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

The word tontura in Portuguese means dizziness, foolishness, tontura, tontura, vertigem, vertigem, tontura, cinetose, tontura, náusea, tontura, dar tontura, ataque de tontura. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tontura

dizziness

substantivo feminino (vertigem)

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

foolishness

substantivo feminino (tolice)

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

tontura

noun (sensation)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ellen sentou-se até passar a tontura.
Ellen sat down until the dizziness wore off.

tontura, vertigem

noun (dizzy feeling)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Suddenly a feeling of giddiness came over JoAnne, and she sat down quickly.

vertigem, tontura

noun (dizziness, loss of balance)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Sarah avoids amusement park rides because she suffers from vertigo.

cinetose, tontura

noun (dizziness from movement) (enjoo ou náusea quando se anda em qualquer meio de transporte)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

náusea, tontura

noun (archaic (feeling of nausea)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Most passengers on the voyage experienced qualms at first.

dar tontura

transitive verb (make dizzy)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
A velocidade em que estávamos viajando me deu tontura.
The speed we were travelling at dizzied me.

ataque de tontura

noun (attack of vertigo)

I had a dizzy spell when I stood up too quickly.

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