What does obras in Portuguese mean?

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

The word obras in Portuguese means obras, obras completas, obras completas, canteiro de obras, início das obras, obras de gesso, obras públicas, obras selecionadas, investimento em obras públicas, em construção, em obras, referências citadas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word obras

obras

plural noun (art, literature, music: achievements)

(substantivo feminino plural: Substantivo feminino exclusivamente ou normalmente usada no plural. Ex. "costas".)
The author's poems are his most overlooked works.

obras completas

plural noun (anthology) (coletânea publicada das obras de um escritor)

obras completas

plural noun (everything by an author) (tudo escrito por um autor)

This volume contains the entire collected works of Coleridge.

canteiro de obras

noun (building area)

All persons on the construction site are required to wear hard hats.

início das obras

noun (start of building project) (construção)

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

obras de gesso

noun (sculptures made from plaster) (esculturas feitas de gesso)

obras públicas

plural noun (government-funded construction) (construção financiada pelo governo)

obras selecionadas

plural noun (literary collection, anthology) (antologia)

investimento em obras públicas

noun (money invested in the community) (dinheiro investido na comunidade)

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

em construção, em obras

adverb (currently being built)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
The new hospital is currently under construction. The website is under construction.

referências citadas

plural noun (bibliography: quoted texts)

The page of works cited is at the end of my report.

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