What does enxofre in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word enxofre in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enxofre in Portuguese.

The word enxofre in Portuguese means sulfur, enxofre, enxofre, fogo e enxofre, fogo e enxofre, dióxido de enxofre, mina de enxofre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enxofre

sulfur

substantivo masculino (elemento químico) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

enxofre

noun (sulphur: chemical element) (elemento químico)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Sulfur has a very strong smell.

enxofre

noun (uncountable, archaic (Biblical: sulphur)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
In the Middle Ages, brimstone was used to treat skin conditions.

fogo e enxofre

noun (figurative (Christianity: hell's torments) (tormentos do inferno)

fogo e enxofre

noun as adjective (figurative (preaching damnation) (figurado, pregação de condenação)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

dióxido de enxofre

noun (gas) (gás)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

mina de enxofre

noun (site where sulfur is excavated) (local de onde o enxofre é extraído)

The sulfur mine was opened in 1968.

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