Polyglot Dictionary

superpopulação

/supeʁpopulaˈsãw/

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

Meaning

  1. overpopulation

    Built from super (over) + população (population).

    • A superpopulação pressiona os recursos naturais.

      Overpopulation puts pressure on natural resources.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • super over
  • população population

Practice

1 What does superpopulação mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ pressiona os recursos naturais.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches superpopulação?

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