shag in Portuguese
shag in Portuguese is grenha, guedelha, corvo-marinho — shag means a tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
shag in Portuguese
grenha
Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
guedelha
Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
corvo-marinho
Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
foda
agitar
(intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
comer
(UK, Ireland, transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
What does "shag" mean?
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noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
"The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies."
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noun Coarse, shredded tobacco.
"He rolled his own cigarettes from a tin of shag."
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noun A cormorant-like seabird found along European coasts (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
"A shag stood drying its wings on the rocks."
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verb To have sex with someone (crude slang).
"The tabloid claimed the pair had been shagging for months."
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shag in a sentence
- The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies.
- He rolled his own cigarettes from a tin of shag.
- A shag stood drying its wings on the rocks.
- The tabloid claimed the pair had been shagging for months.
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What is "shag" in Portuguese?
"shag" in Portuguese is grenha, guedelha, corvo-marinho. shag means: A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
How do you use "shag" in a sentence?
Example: "The old lounge had a brown shag carpet from the seventies." In Portuguese, "shag" is grenha, guedelha, corvo-marinho.
Are there other ways to say "shag" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 6 translations listed for "shag": grenha, guedelha, corvo-marinho, foda, agitar, comer.
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