lottery in Portuguese
lottery in Portuguese is loteria, lotaria — lottery means a game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
lottery in Portuguese
loteria
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
lotaria
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
lotaria
(figuratively) Something decided by chance.
What does "lottery" mean?
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noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
"My aunt buys one lottery ticket every week, just for fun."
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noun Something whose outcome depends entirely on chance rather than effort or skill.
"Choosing a school can feel like a lottery when you don't know the teachers."
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lottery in a sentence
- My aunt buys one lottery ticket every week, just for fun.
- He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery.
- Choosing a school can feel like a lottery when you don't know the teachers.
- Whether you get a good flatmate is a bit of a lottery.
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What is "lottery" in Portuguese?
"lottery" in Portuguese is loteria, lotaria. lottery means: A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
How do you use "lottery" in a sentence?
Example: "My aunt buys one lottery ticket every week, just for fun." In Portuguese, "lottery" is loteria, lotaria.
Are there other ways to say "lottery" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "lottery": loteria, lotaria.
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