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queda.

a fall

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Brazil/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Portugal[ˈkɛ.ðɐ]Portugal/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. a fall

    feminine
    O orgulho antecede a queda.
  2. drop

    feminine
    Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva.
  3. crash

    feminine
    Como aconteceu a queda do avião?
  4. talent, ability

    feminine
    A garota não tinha queda para música.
  5. downfall, decay, decline

    feminine
  6. crush (an infatuation with somebody)

    feminine
  7. heel of a shoe

    Azores · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese caeda, from Vulgar Latin *cadeta (“a falling, drop”) feminine past participle of *cadescere, from Latin cadere. Compare Spanish caída.

verb/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Brazil/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Portugal[ˈkɛ.ðɐ]Portugal/ˈkɛ.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. inflection of quedar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of quedar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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