Polyglot Dictionary

astronauta

/astɾoˈnawtɐ/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os astronautas

Meaning

  1. astronaut

    • O astronauta voltou.

      The astronaut returned.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cosmonauta

Worth distinguishing: cosmonauta specifically refers to a Russian/Soviet space traveller; astronauta is the general word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

astronauta

astronauta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "astronaut."

French

astronaute

astronaute is the French word for the same thing — both mean "astronaut."

Practice

1 What does astronauta mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ voltou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches astronauta?

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