Polyglot Dictionary

plantão

/plɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w/

o 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

Forms

plural
os plantões

Meaning

  1. shift on call

    • Estou de plantão.

      I'm on call.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

turno

plantão is more specifically an on-call shift, like in a hospital or emergency service; turno is more general, a work shift.

Practice

1 What does plantão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Estou de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches plantão?

noun

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