Translation of water – English–Portuguese dictionary

water

noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/
us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
A1 [ U ]
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life
água
a bottle/drink/glass of water uma garrafa/um pouco/um copo de água
bottled/mineral/tap water garrafa de água/água mineral/água da torneira
hot/cold water água quente/fria
Can I have a drop of water in my whisky, please? Posso colocar um pouco de água no meu uísque, por favor?
Is there enough hot water for a bath? Há água quente suficiente para um banho?
The human body is about 50 percent water. O corpo humano é formado por aproximadamente 50 por cento de água.
waters [ plural ]
the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country
águas costeiras
St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income. Lucia depende de suas águas costeiras limpas para a sua subsistência.
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water

verb
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/
us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/

GIVE WATER

B2 [ T ]
to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in
aguar, molhar, regar
I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away. Pedi para o meu vizinho molhar as plantas enquanto eu estiver fora.
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(Translation of water from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of water | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

water
noun
/ˈwɔtər, ˈwɒtər/
[ uncountable ]
the clear liquid that is essential for life, and is in rain, rivers, lakes, and oceans
água [ feminine ]
a glass of water um copo de água
The water under the dock was deep/shallow. A água sob a doca era funda/rasa.
waters [ plural ]
a particular area of ocean, river, or lake water
água
the clear waters off the coast of Florida as águas cristalinas da costa da Flórida
an area of ocean that belongs to a country
água
a ship entering Japanese waters um navio entrando em águas japonesas
[ uncountable ]
the surface of an area of water
água [ feminine ]
a rock just under the water uma pedra logo abaixo da água

(Translation of water from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

water
/ˈwɔtər, ˈwɒtər/
to put water on a plant
regar
Did you water the roses? Você regou as rosas?

(Translation of water from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of water

water
Then the water composition approximately oscillates at each point of the aquifer in phase with the water velocity.
No town could have survived without water supplies.
This is not necessarily so, as is evidenced by the financial problems of the potable water systems in all three states.
This testa probably reduced the rate of water loss and protected the embryo from physical injury.
Removing water from living tissues causes a series of dehydration stresses.
The food/water mixture was replaced every other day.
In order to define a radius for the ion one needs a constant value for the radius of the water.
The first term represents a bare site and the next two terms refer to the interaction with water and with denaturant respectively.
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水, 水域, 大片的水…
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水, 水域, 大片的水…
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agua, marea, orina…
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पाणी, जलाशय, पाणी घालणे…
水, (植物)に水をまく, 水(みず)…
su, deniz, nehir…
eau [feminine], surface [feminine] de l’eau, arroser…
aigua, regar…
water, begieten, watertanden…
ஒரு தெளிவான திரவம், வண்ணமோ சுவையோ இல்லாமல், வானத்திலிருந்து மழையாக விழுந்து விலங்கு மற்றும் தாவர வாழ்க்கைக்கு அவசியம்…
पानी, पानी का एक इलाका, जैसे समुद्र…
પાણી, જળવિસ્તાર, પાણી ભરેલો વિસ્તાર જેમ કે સમુદ્ર…
vand, vand-, vande…
vatten, vattna, vattnas…
air, menyiram, menjirus…
das Wasser, Wasser-…, bewässern…
vann [neuter], vannoverflate [masculine], vanne…
پانی, پانی کا علاقہ (مثلاً سمندر، دریا، جھیل), پانی دینا…
вода, поливати, зрошувати…
పారదర్శకమైన ద్రవపదార్థం, రంగు, రుచి ఉండవు. ఆకాశం నుండి వర్షం రూపంలో కురుస్తుంది. వృక్షజాతి…
জল, জলাধার / জলাশয়, গাছে জল দেওয়া…
voda, vodní, zalévat…
air, mengairi, mengeluarkan liur…
น้ำ, เกี่ยวกับน้ำ, ให้น้ำ…
nước, tưới cây, cho uống nước…
woda, podlewać, ślinić się…
물, 물을 주다…
acqua, annaffiare, innaffiare…
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