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tesoura



tesoura
scissors

Gender

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

Plural

The plural of tesoura is tesouras.

Definitions

Portuguese > English
tesoura
     1. n-f. scissors (tool used for cutting)
     2. n-f. (architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
     3. n-f. scissor-tailed flycatcher (a species of bird)
     4. n-f. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
     5. n-f. fiddler crab
     6. n-f. (football) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
     7. n-f. (martial arts) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)
     8. v. verb form of tesourar
tesourar
Portuguese > Portuguese
tesoura
     1. Substantivo. instrumento com duas lâminas móveis e cortantes reunidas por um eixo
     2. Substantivo. pessoa maledicente
     3. Substantivo. modalidade de golpe de certas lutas desportivas
     4. Substantivo. peças de madeira ou ferro que suportam o telhado de um edifício
English > Portuguese
scissors
     1. tesoura



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