Polyglot Dictionary

tenacidade

/tenasiˈdadʒi/

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. tenacity, stubborn persistence

    • Ela venceu a corrida com muita tenacidade.

      She won the race with great tenacity.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does tenacidade mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela venceu a corrida com muita ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenacidade?

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