Polyglot Dictionary

viga

/ˈviga/

a 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
as vigas

Meaning

  1. beam

    • A viga de aço sustenta o telhado.

      The steel beam supports the roof.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Balken

Balken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "beam."

Spanish

madero

madero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "beam."

Spanish

viga

viga is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "beam."

French

poutre

poutre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "beam."

Practice

1 What does viga mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ de aço sustenta o telhado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches viga?

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