Polyglot Dictionary

ponte levadiça

/ˈpõtʃi levaˈdʒisa/

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 pontes levadiças

Meaning

  1. drawbridge

    • A ponte levadiça desce lentamente.

      The drawbridge lowers slowly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Zugbrücke

Zugbrücke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "drawbridge."

French

pont-levis

pont-levis is the French word for the same thing — both mean "drawbridge."

Practice

1 What does ponte levadiça mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ponte ___ desce lentamente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ponte levadiça?

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