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tornado



tornado
tornado

Gender

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

Plural

The plural of tornado is tornados.

Definitions

Portuguese > English
tornado
     1. n-m. (meteorology) tornado
tornar
     1. v. (ditransitive) to make (to cause to be)
           A recessão tornou tudo caro. - The recession made everything expensive.
     2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become; to turn into
           De novo, através da investigação, torna-se claro. - Again, by investigation, it becomes clear.
           O príncipe tornou-se um sapo. - The prince became a toad.
     3. v. (indtr, a, intr=1) to return; to come back
           Precisamos tornar imediatamente! - We need to return immediately!
     4. v. (indtr, a, ditr=1) to return (to give back)
           O ladrão não quis tornar as joias aos donos. - The thief didn’t want to return the jewels to the owners.
     5. v. (indtr, a, aux=impersonal infinitive) (to do something) again; to return to
           Ele tornou a roubar depois que saiu da cadeia. - He returned to stealing after he got out of jail.
Portuguese > Portuguese
tornado
     1. Substantivo. aguaceiro forte com trovoada, vento e grandes ondas
English > Portuguese
tornado
     1. ciclone, tornado



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