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The Portuguese word for branch is
galho





branch

Gender

The gender of galho is masculine. E.g. o galho.

Plural

The plural of galho is galhos.

Portuguese Definition


branch
     1. Substantivo. * ramo, galho
     2. Substantivo. * sucursal, filial



Translations for branch and their definitions

ramo
     1. n-m. bouquet, bunch (of flowers etc.)
     2. n-m. bough; branch, id=tree (part of a tree)
     3. n-m. (by extension) subject, field, discipline; branch, id=area (area in business or of knowledge, research)


galho
     1. n-m. branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing)


dividir
     1. v. to divide, separate
     2. v. to share
     3. v. to divide


filial
     1. adj. filial (pertaining to a son or daughter)
     2. n-f. branch office


partir
     1. v. to split (divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)
           Tente partir esse pedaço de madeira. - Try to split this piece of wood.
     2. v. to split; to break apart (become divided, especially in two roughly equal parts)
           O meu monitor se partiu em mil pedacinhos com a pancada. - My monitor burst into a thousand little pieces with the blow.
     3. v. (formal, intransitive) to depart; to leave; to go away
           Temos que partir da cidade o quanto antes. - We have to leave the city as soon as possible.
     4. v. (euphemistic, intransitive) to leave us; to depart (die)
           Meu tio partiu ontem de noite. - My uncle departed last night.
     5. v. (indtr, de) to come from (be caused by)
           De onde partiram suas dúvidas? - Where do your doubts come from?
     6. v. (indtr, para, .colloquial) to start behaving in a particular way (especially violent behaviour)
           Me dê o dinheiro senão eu vou ter que partir pra violência. - Give me the money or I’ll have to go violent on you.
     7. v. (indtr, para, para cima de, .colloquial) to fall on; to attack
           O cachorro partiu para cima de mim assim que me viu. - The dog attacked me as soon as it saw me.


departamento
     1. n-m. department (administrative subdivision of an organisation)
     2. n-m. (political subdivision) département (county-level administrative unit in various French-speaking countries)


broto
     1. n-m. (botany) sprout (little plant)
     2. n-m. (Brazil, informal) boyfriend, girlfriend
     3. v. verb form of brotar


separar
     1. v. to separate
     2. v. to divorce (to dissolve a marriage)


divisão
     1. n-f. division (act or process of dividing anything)
     2. n-f. division (each of the separate parts of something resulting from division)
     3. n-f. (arithmetic) division


brotar
     1. v. to bud, sprout
     2. v. (indtr, .Brazil, .informal) to appear at a specific place


repartição
     1. n-f. distribution
     2. n-f. allocation


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