🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

equipamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: equipamento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
gear/ɡɪər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Todo o equipamento de mergulho estava pronto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A toothed wheel that works with others to alter relation between the speed of a driving mechanism and the speed of the driven parts.

    "Shift into first gear to drive up the steep hill."
  2. 2

    Equipment or apparatus needed for a particular purpose.

    "He packed all his camping gear into the back of the car."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English (in the sense 'harness, equipment'): from Old Norse gervi, related to gera 'prepare'.

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