What does tubarão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word tubarão in Portuguese means shark, shark, tubarão, tubarão-martelo, tubarão-mako-cavala, tubarão espinhoso, tubarão debulhador, tubarão-tigre, tubarão baleia. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tubarão

shark

substantivo masculino (peixe)

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

shark

substantivo masculino (figurado (empresário ganancioso) (figurative: predatory businessperson)

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

tubarão

noun (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.)
O tubarão nadou pelas águas escuras do oceano.
The shark swam through the dark waters of the ocean.

tubarão-martelo

noun (shark: wide head)

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

tubarão-mako-cavala

noun (type of large carnivorous 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.)

tubarão espinhoso

noun (variety of large fish) (variedade de peixe grande)

tubarão debulhador

noun (type of shark)

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

tubarão-tigre

noun (carnivorous fish with striped markings) (peixe carnívoro com listras)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Tiger sharks are not often aggressive towards humans.

tubarão baleia

noun (large fish)

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