elevador

Portuguese

Etymology

From elevar (“to elevate”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.le.vaˈdoʁ/ [e.le.vaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.le.vaˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.le.vaˈdoʁ/ [e.le.vaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.le.vaˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.lɨ.vɐˈdoɾ/ [i.lɨ.vɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.lɨ.bɐˈdoɾ/ [i.lɨ.βɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.lɨ.vɐˈdo.ɾi/ [i.lɨ.vɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧va‧dor

Noun

elevador m (plural elevadores, feminine elevadora, feminine plural elevadoras)

  1. something which elevates (agent noun of elevar)
    Synonym: ascensor

Noun

elevador m (plural elevadores)

  1. elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
    Synonym: ascensor

Spanish

Etymology

From elevar +‎ -ador. In the sense of 'elevator', adaptated from English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /elebaˈdoɾ/ [e.le.β̞aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧va‧dor

Adjective

elevador (feminine elevadora, masculine plural elevadores, feminine plural elevadoras)

  1. lifting

Derived terms

Noun

elevador m (plural elevadores)

  1. (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, US, Puerto Rico, Philippines) lift (UK) , elevator (US)
    Synonym: ascensor
  2. forklift
  3. car lift, 2 post lift, two post lift, two column lift
    Synonym: elevador de coches

Derived terms

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