Polyglot Dictionary

furadeira

/fuɾaˈdejɾɐ/

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 furadeiras

Meaning

  1. drill

    • Usou a furadeira.

      He used the drill.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

berbequim

berbequim is more traditional or European Portuguese, a hand drill or brace; furadeira is more modern or Brazilian, a power drill.

Similar in other languages

German

Bohrmaschine

Bohrmaschine is the German word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

Spanish

barrena

barrena is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

Spanish

simulacro

simulacro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

Practice

1 What does furadeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches furadeira?

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