Polyglot Dictionary

carpinteiro

/kaɾpĩˈtejɾu/

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 carpinteiros

Meaning

  1. carpenter

    • O carpinteiro fez a mesa.

      The carpenter made the table.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

marceneiro

marceneiro is more specifically a fine woodworker or cabinetmaker, furniture-making; carpinteiro is a more general construction carpenter, framing and structural work.

Similar in other languages

German

Zimmermann

Zimmermann is the German word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Spanish

carpintero

carpintero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

French

charpentier

charpentier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Practice

1 What does carpinteiro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ fez a mesa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches carpinteiro?

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