Polyglot Dictionary

semáforo

/seˈmafoɾu/

o noun B1

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 semáforos

Meaning

  1. traffic light

    • O semáforo fechou.

      The light turned red.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Ampel

Ampel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

German

Verkehrsampel

Verkehrsampel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

Spanish

semáforo

semáforo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

French

feu

feu is the French word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

Practice

1 What does semáforo mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ fechou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches semáforo?

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