Polyglot Dictionary

abre-latas

/abɾiˈlatɐs/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os abre-latas

Meaning

  1. tin opener

    Built from abre (opens (from abrir)) + latas (tins).

    • Onde está o abre-latas?

      Where's the tin opener?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • abre opens (from abrir)
  • latas tins

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Büchsenöffner

Büchsenöffner is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

German

Dosenöffner

Dosenöffner is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

Spanish

abrelatas

abrelatas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tin opener."

Practice

1 What does abre-latas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Onde está o abre-___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abre-latas?

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