patrulha

/paˈtɾuʎɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as patrulhas

Meaning

  1. patrol

    • A patrulha passou.

      The patrol went by.

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

ronda

ronda is more about a routine watchman's round; patrulha is more about an active patrol, like a police patrol unit.

Similar in other languages

French

patrouille

patrouille is the French word for the same thing — both mean "patrol."

Practice

1 What does patrulha mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ passou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches patrulha?

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