estrela cadente

/isˈtɾela kaˈdẽtʃi/

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 estrelas cadentes

Meaning

  1. shooting star

    • Ela viu uma estrela cadente e fez um pedido.

      She saw a shooting star and made a wish.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Sternschnuppe

Sternschnuppe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shooting star."

French

étoile filante

étoile filante is the French word for the same thing — both mean "shooting star."

Practice

1 What does estrela cadente mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela viu uma estrela ___ e fez um pedido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estrela cadente?

noun

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