Polyglot Dictionary

prédio

/ˈpɾɛdʒju/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os prédios

Meaning

  1. building

    • O prédio é alto.

      The building is tall.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

edifício

edifício and prédio are close synonyms for "building," largely interchangeable; prédio is more colloquial Brazilian.

Similar in other languages

German

Gebäude

Gebäude is the German word for the same thing — both mean "building."

Spanish

edificio

edificio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "building."

French

bâtiment

bâtiment is the French word for the same thing — both mean "building."

Practice

1 What does prédio mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ é alto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prédio?

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