prateleira — meaning in English

English meaning

• ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• rack noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
• shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.

Senses

prateleira is used for these senses in English:

• rack (slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

ledge — full definition

1. noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
2. noun A ridge or shelf of rock, especially underwater or bearing minerals.

rack — full definition

1. noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
2. noun A frame for carrying luggage or equipment on a vehicle, such as the roof rack of a car.
3. noun Historically, a device with a ratchet used to torture people by stretching their limbs.
4. noun A bar with teeth that meshes with a gear (a pinion) to convert rotary motion into straight-line motion, or works with a pawl to allow movement in only one direction.
5. verb To cause severe strain, pain, or suffering.

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