porta-aviões
/pɔɾtɐaviˈõjs/
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noun
C1
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- os porta-aviões
Meaning
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aircraft carrier
Built from porta (carries (from portar)) + aviões (aircraft).
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O porta-aviões partiu.
The aircraft carrier left.
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Made of
- porta carries (from portar)
- aviões aircraft
Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Flugzeugträger is the German word for the same thing — both mean "aircraft carrier."
Spanish
portaaviones is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "aircraft carrier."
Practice
1 What does porta-aviões mean?
aircraft carrier
2 Fill the gap: O porta-___ partiu.
Full sentence: O porta-aviões partiu. (The aircraft carrier left.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches porta-aviões?
porta-aviões: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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