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lixa



sandpaper
sandpaper

Gender

The gender of lixa is feminine. E.g. a lixa.

Plural

The plural of lixa is lixas.

Definitions

Portuguese > English
lixa
     1. n-f. sandpaper (paper coated with abrasive material)
     2. n-f. nail file (small file used to file fingernails and toenails)
     3. n-f. any dogfish shark characterised by rough skin
     4. v. verb form of lixar
lixar
     1. v. to sand (with sandpaper)
           Ainda falta lixar o batente. - The frame still has to be sanded.
     2. v. to polish
     3. v. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
     4. v. (colloquial takes a reflexive pronoun) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties
English > Portuguese
sandpaper
     1. lixa



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