What does vala in Portuguese mean?

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

The word vala in Portuguese means ditch, riverbed, common grave, trench, vala, valeta, vala, vala, cova coletiva. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vala

ditch

substantivo feminino (escavação)

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

riverbed

substantivo feminino (leito de rio)

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

common grave

substantivo feminino (cova)

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

trench

substantivo feminino (fosso, obra defensiva)

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

vala, valeta

noun (dyke, trench)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Tinha uma vala (or: valeta) ao longo da estrada.
There was a ditch running alongside the road.

vala

noun (long ditch)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Havia uma vala ao lado da estrada para drenar a água.
There was a trench alongside the road for water to drain into.

vala

noun (deep channel, ditch)

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

cova coletiva

noun (burial place: many bodies)

Many Holocaust victims were buried in mass graves.

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