salva-vidas
/sawvaˈvidas/
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noun
A2
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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lifeguard
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O salva-vidas observa os banhistas.
The lifeguard watches the swimmers.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Rettungsschwimmer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lifeguard."
Practice
1 What does salva-vidas mean?
lifeguard
2 Fill the gap: O ___-vidas observa os banhistas.
Full sentence: O salva-vidas observa os banhistas. (The lifeguard watches the swimmers.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches salva-vidas?
salva-vidas: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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