Polyglot Dictionary

guarda-corpo

/ɡwaɾdɐˈkoɾpu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os guarda-corpos

Meaning

  1. guardrail

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + corpo (body).

    • O guarda-corpo é alto.

      The guardrail is high.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • corpo body

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Leitplanke

Leitplanke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "guardrail."

Spanish

guardarraíl

guardarraíl is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "guardrail."

Practice

1 What does guarda-corpo mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___-corpo é alto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guarda-corpo?

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