água

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine,uncountable) water
2. (feminine,informal) a bottle or a glass of water
3. (feminine,in-plural) rain
4. (feminine,in-plural) waters, amniotic fluid

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of aguar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of aguar:

Hyphenated as

á‧gua

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈa.ɡwɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Galician auga, Spanish agua, Catalan aigua, Occitan aiga, French eau, Italian acqua and Romanian apă.

Sentences

O fogo tem um senhor , essa água não .

Fire has a lord, this water does not.

Um restaurante azul que fica na água .

A blue restaurant that sits on the water.

Crianças brincando na água .

Children playing in the water.

Um cão com uma bolsa de água está andando através da água verde clara .

A dog with a water bag is walking through the clear green water.

Quando íamos nadar ao meio-dia , tínhamos água , mas não era suficiente .

When we went swimming at noon, we had water, but it wasn't enough.

Não jogue o bebê para fora com a água do banho .

Do not throw the baby out with the bath water.

A água do mar cura todos os males .

Seawater cures all ills.

O oxigênio é essencial para a vida na terra , assim como a água .

Oxygen is essential for life on earth, as is water.