Polyglot Dictionary

represa

/xeˈpɾezɐ/

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

Forms

plural
as represas

Meaning

  1. dam

    • A represa encheu.

      The dam filled.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

barragem

represa is more about the reservoir or body of water created; barragem is more about the actual dam structure or wall.

Similar in other languages

French

barrage

barrage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dam."

Practice

1 What does represa mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ encheu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches represa?

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