Polyglot Dictionary

tesoura-de-chapa

/teˈzowɾadʒiˈʃapɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as tesouras-de-chapa

Meaning

  1. tin snips

    Built from tesoura (scissors) + de (of) + chapa (sheet).

    • Cortou a chapa com a tesoura-de-chapa.

      He cut the sheet with tin snips.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • tesoura scissors
  • de of
  • chapa sheet

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Blechschere

Blechschere is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tin snips."

Practice

1 What does tesoura-de-chapa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cortou a chapa com a ___-de-chapa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tesoura-de-chapa?

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