The Portuguese word for skirt is
saia
Gender
The gender of saia is feminine. E.g. a saia.Plural
The plural of saia is saias.Portuguese Definition
| skirt | |
| 1. Substantivo. saia |
Translations for skirt and their definitions
| saia | |
| 1. n-f. a woman's skirt | |
| 2. v. verb form of sair |
| rabo-de-saia | |
| 1. n-m. (slang) bit of skirt (woman) |
| borda | |
| 1. n-f. edge, border, margin | |
| 2. v. verb form of bordar |
| rodear | |
| 1. v. to surround; to encircle | |
| 2. v. to move around something |
| contornar | |
| 1. v. to circumvent, to avoid something in one's path | |
| Melhor contornarmos esta região, ela é perigosa. - We better go around this region, it is dangerous. | |
| 2. v. to surround a location | |
| O castelo é contornado por um muro. - The castle is surrounded by a wall. | |
| 3. v. to overcome a problem with or without solving it | |
| Contornei a pobreza. - I overcame poverty. | |
| 4. v. to draw the contour of something | |
| Crianças gostam de contornar suas mãos. - Children like to trace their hands. |
| beirar | |
| 1. v. to border; to skirt (to be on the edge of something) | |
| O prédio beira o parque municipal. - The building borders the city park. | |
| 2. v. to border on (to be almost like) | |
| Seus comentários beiram insultos. - Your comments border on insults. | |
| 3. v. to be almost; to be nearly | |
| O custo do projeto beirava um bilhão de reais. - The project’s cost was almost a billion reais. |
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