Polyglot Dictionary

rifle

/ˈxifli/

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 rifles

Meaning

  1. rifle

    • Carregou o rifle.

      He loaded the rifle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fuzil

fuzil and rifle are close synonyms for "rifle"; fuzil is more military or formal, rifle more general or a hunting context.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fusil

fusil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rifle."

Spanish

rifle

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

Practice

1 What does rifle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Carregou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rifle?

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