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shingle in Portuguese

shingle in Portuguese is telha, entelhar, telhar — shingle means a thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.

shingle in Portuguese

telha
noun
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
entelhar
verb
(transitive) To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
telhar
verb
(transitive) To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.

What does "shingle" mean?

  1. noun A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
    "Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm."
  2. noun A small signboard, especially one advertising a professional office.
    "The lawyer hung out her shingle after opening her own practice."
  3. noun Small, smooth pebbles found on a beach, or a beach covered in them.
    "They walked carefully over the shingle toward the sea."
  4. verb To cover a roof or wall with shingles.
    "The roofers shingled the whole house in a single day."
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shingle in a sentence

  • Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm.
  • The lawyer hung out her shingle after opening her own practice.
  • They walked carefully over the shingle toward the sea.
  • The roofers shingled the whole house in a single day.

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What is "shingle" in Portuguese?

"shingle" in Portuguese is telha, entelhar, telhar. shingle means: A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.

How do you use "shingle" in a sentence?

Example: "Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm." In Portuguese, "shingle" is telha, entelhar, telhar.

Are there other ways to say "shingle" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "shingle": telha, entelhar, telhar.

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