estação

/istɐˈsɐ̃w/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as estações

Meaning

  1. station; season

    • A estação fica perto.

      The station is nearby.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

temporada

temporada and estação are close synonyms for "season"; estação also separately means "station."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

estación

estación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "station; season."

Practice

1 What does estação mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ fica perto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estação?

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