Polyglot Dictionary

avaria

/avaˈɾia/

a 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
as avarias

Meaning

  1. breakdown

    • A avaria do carro atrasa a viagem.

      The car breakdown delays the trip.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pane

pane is more colloquial and common, like a car breakdown; avaria is more formal or technical, damage causing a malfunction.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avería

avería is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "breakdown."

Practice

1 What does avaria mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ do carro atrasa a viagem.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avaria?

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