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When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system.
Ruud van Nistelrooy

Meaning of "Porto" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTO

Porto  [ˈportu] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Porto is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Porto

Porto

Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southern Europe and the capital of the second major great urban area in Portugal.The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.3 million in an area of 389 km2, making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. The Porto Metropolitan Area includes an estimated 2 million people. It is recognized as a Gamma- level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group, being one of five cities on the Iberian Peninsula with global city status,. Located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin for the name "Portugal", based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin. In Portuguese the name of the city is spelled with a definite article as "o Porto".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTO

Portnet
Porto Alegre
Porto Novo
Porto Rican
Porto Rico
Porto Velho
portobello
Portobelo

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTO

Andrea del Sarto
concerto
del Sarto
demy quarto
double concerto
esparto
foolscap quarto
hitherto
Oporto
piano concerto
quarto
royal quarto
Sarto
Suharto
super royal quarto
thitherto

Synonyms and antonyms of Porto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Porto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTO

Find out the translation of Porto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Porto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Porto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

波尔图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Porto
570 millions of speakers

English

Porto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोर्टो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بورتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Porto
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Porto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোর্তো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Porto
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Porto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポルト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포르토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Porto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்டோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्टो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Porto
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Porto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Porto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Porto
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Porto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πόρτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Porto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Porto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Porto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Porto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTO»

The term «Porto» is very widely used and occupies the 4.614 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Porto» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Porto» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Porto

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QUOTES WITH «PORTO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Porto.
1
Ruud van Nistelrooy
When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTO»

Discover the use of Porto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Porto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Porto Bello Gold
Porto Bello Gold, a prequel to "Treasure Island," Captain Flint raided the Spanish Gold Galleon and buried their ill-gotten treasure. From the author of "An Attack on the Bashi-Bazouks," "Commodore Vanderbilt," etc.
Arthur D. Howden Smith, 2008
2
Camino Portugues Maps - Mapas - Karten: Lisboa - Porto - ...
The entire guide is provided in four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German.
John Brierley, 2010
3
Walking in Madeira: 60 routes on Madeira and Porto Santo
The guide offers a comprehensive introduction to Madeira and Porto Santo in 7 sections, lavishly illustrated with photographs and contoured maps, showing options for linking routes for longer treks, and almost 800km (500 miles) of walking ...
Paddy Dillon, 2012
4
Militants and Citizens: The Politics of Participatory ...
" "This is far and away the best work on governance in Porto Alegre, the paradigmatic case for contemporary democratic participation. It will be read and reread by researchers and activists alike.
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, 2005
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Madeira and Porto Santo
Quinta do Serrado >> O 3 o a o ® Hotel Porto Santo > Restaurante/ Bar Mar e Sol > walk. It's busy and. ® Pe na Agua >> Centra Hipico do Porto Santo, Sitio da Ponta (western part of the island), t 291 983 258. Stables and riding school; ...
Rodney Bolt, 2007
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O porto e a cidade: o Rio de Janeiro entre 1565 e 1910
Com cerca de duzentas imagens, entre mapas, pinturas, desenhos, gravuras e fotografias, o livro reconstitui a vida portuaria do Rio de Janeiro e não se restringe a grandes nomes e figuras famosas.
Cláudio Figueiredo, Nubia Melhem Santos, Maria Isabel Ribeiro Lenzi, 2005
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Photoshop Masking & Compositing
In this completely revised edition of her best-selling guide to masking and compositing, Photoshop artist and educator Katrin Eismann--along with compositing experts Sean Duggan and James Porto--takes readers through numerous step-by-step ...
Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, James Porto, 2012
8
Bouça Residents' Association Housing: Porto 1972-77, 2005-06
From start to finish, it took the Modernist Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, winner of the 1992 Pritzker Prize and designer of The Serpentine Gallery's 2005 Summer Pavilion, 33 years to construct the Bouça Residents' Association Housing ...
Álvaro Siza, Wilfried Wang, Brigitte Fleck, 2008
9
From Soldiers to Citizens: Demilitarization of Conflict and ...
Offering a systematic reflection and review of existing literature on disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating (DDR) former combatants into society, this volume represents the first in-depth and comprehensive discussion of reintegration of ...
João Gomes Porto, Chris Alden, Imogen Parsons, 2007
10
Weekly World News
Despite efforts by the prosecutor's office and the victim's family to keep Joseph Porto behind bars for his entire sentence, he walked out of jail on Dec. 21, 1990, due to good behavior. "He's getting out and there's . despite pleas by D.A. and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Porto is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Affordable Airbnbs in Porto, Portugal
Porto has its share of trendy hotels that cost $100-plus per night, but by renting an apartment, you can experience life in the heart of the historic ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Tile motif creates patterned interior for Porto dental clinic by Ren …
Ren Pepe Arquitetos has converted part of a former bank in Porto into a dental surgery, featuring geometric patterns that reference the city's ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
3
Philippe Coutinho makes Liverpool return as Under-21 side lose to …
Philippe Coutinho returned for Liverpool on Sunday as the club's Under-21 side lost to Porto. The Brazilian has been given an extended break ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
FC Schalke vs FC Porto pre-season friendly betting preview with …
Having gone down 2-1 at the hands of Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday, FC Porto will seek to get their pre-season tour of Germany back ... «AllSportsNews, Jul 15»
5
Porto Montenegro Yacht Club
With a top-notch 460-berth port already in place, Porto Montenegro has recently ticked another box when it comes to competing against the ... «Superyacht News - The Superyacht Report, Jul 15»
6
Report: Erik Lamela going on loan to Champion's League club
According to Portuguese outlet DN Desporto, apparently FC Porto are very close to locking down Spurs' winger Erik Lamela on a one year loan ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»
7
Di Santo's Schalke debut ends in stalemate with Porto
Franco Di Santo's Schalke debut ended in disappointment as the Bundesliga side was held to a goalless draw by FC Porto in a pre-season trial ... «SBS - The World Game, Jul 15»
8
Metro do Porto tries to escape 'worst trade ever'
This week Metro do Porto will begin the first stage of its lawsuit against Santander over the sale in 2007 of a hedging product that was meant to ... «The Times, Jul 15»
9
Porto make Bernard offer
Following their recruitment of Iker Cassilas, Maxi Pereira and Giannelli Imbula, Porto have now made a reported bid for Shakhtar star Bernard. «Sambafoot.com, Jul 15»
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How a law change is helping Porto discover its revival instinct
Built on the steep hillside overlooking the Douro river, with the old port warehouses occupying the opposite bank, Porto's picturesque old town ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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