| Portuguese > English |
| cato |
| 1. n-m. cactus |
| 2. v. verb form of catar |
| catar |
| 1. v. to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things) |
| Vamos catar as maçãs da árvore? - Let’s gather apples from the tree? |
| 2. v. to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground) |
| Deixei cair a carta, pode catá-la para mim? - I dropped the letter, can you pick it up for me? |
| 3. v. to look for; to search for (try to find something) |
| Passei o dia catando o livro. - I spent the day looking for the book. |
| 4. v. (slang) to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with) |
| Ele catou duas raparigas na festa. - He picked up two chicks at the party. |
| 5. v. to clean something by removing defective elements one by one |
| Cate o feijão antes de o cozinhar. - Remove the rotten beans before cooking them. |
| 6. n-m. a train of camels |
| Portuguese > Portuguese |
| cato |
| 1. Substantivo. o mesmo que cacto |
| 2. Forma verbal. primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo catar |