What does vôlei in Portuguese mean?

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

The word vôlei in Portuguese means volley, voleibol, vôlei de praia, bola de voleibol, jogo de voleibol, jogador de vôlei, time de vôlei. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vôlei

volley

substantivo masculino

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

voleibol

noun (sport: team ballgame)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ele passa seus verões na praia jogando voleibol.
He spends his summers at the beach playing volleyball.

vôlei de praia

noun (beach game)

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

bola de voleibol

noun (ball used in this sport)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Try to hit the volleyball over the net with your forearms.

jogo de voleibol

noun (volleyball match)

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

jogador de vôlei

noun (sportsperson: plays volleyball)

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

time de vôlei

noun (group or side of volleyball players) (grupo ou lado de jogadores de vôlei)

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

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