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English to Portuguese Dictionary

nails Meaning in Portuguese (nails significado em português)

noununhas, pregos
verbpregar
Sinônimos:garrasfixar
unhas in English:nails
Phonetic:ˈuɲɐs
Plural: nails
Gender:Feminino
Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de nails em português é unhas, pregos, pregar. (As placas duras e córneas que cobrem as pontas dos dedos das mãos e dos pés.)

Definitions of Nails

  1. 1
    noun
    unhas

    The hard, horny plates covering the tips of the fingers and toes.

    As placas duras e córneas que cobrem as pontas dos dedos das mãos e dos pés.

  2. 2
    noun
    pregos

    Small, sharp-pointed metal pins, usually with a flattened head, driven into materials to fasten them together.

    Pequenos pinos de metal pontiagudos, geralmente com uma cabeça achatada, cravados em materiais para os prender.

  3. 3
    verb
    pregar

    To fasten or secure something using nails.

    Prender ou fixar algo usando pregos.

Example Sentences

casual

“She painted her nails a bright red color.”

Ela pintou as unhas de um vermelho vivo.

casual

“He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wood.”

Ele usou um martelo para cravar os pregos na madeira.

business

“The carpenter nails the planks together to build the frame.”

O carpinteiro prega as tábuas para construir a estrutura.

Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

garraspregarfixar

Antonyms (Antônimos)

In Portuguese:

despregarsoltar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenailed
present participlenailing
nounnail
agent nounnailer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

hit the nail on the headidiom

To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

tough as nailsidiom

Very strong and resilient, both physically and mentally.

nail-biterexpression

A situation or event that is very exciting or suspenseful.