Polyglot Dictionary

estante

/isˈtɐ̃tʃi/

a 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
as estantes

Meaning

  1. shelf

    • Os livros estão na estante.

      The books are on the shelf.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

prateleira

estante is a whole bookshelf or shelving unit; prateleira is a single shelf or plank.

Similar in other languages

German

Regal

Regal is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shelf."

Spanish

anaquel

anaquel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shelf."

Spanish

estante

estante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shelf."

Practice

1 What does estante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Os livros estão na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estante?

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