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Meaning of "picana" in the Portuguese dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PICANA IN PORTUGUESE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICANA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Picana 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.

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICANA


Toscana
Toscana
africana
a·fri·ca·na
americana
a·me·ri·ca·na
bacana
ba·ca·na
cana
ca·na
chicana
chi·ca·na
diicana
di·i·ca·na
icicana
i·ci·ca·na
indicana
in·di·ca·na
juricana
ju·ri·ca·na
matucana
ma·tu·ca·na
mexicana
me·xi·ca·na
nuticana
nu·ti·ca·na
pernambucana
per·nam·bu·ca·na
sacana
sa·ca·na
sicana
si·ca·na
tamicana
ta·mi·ca·na
tricana
tri·ca·na
uricana
u·ri·ca·na
vaticana
va·ti·ca·na

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICANA

picadete
picadilho
picadinho
picado
picador
picadura
picagem
picaim
pical
picamento
picancilha
picancilho
picanço
picanço-bacoreiro
picanço-real
picanear
picanha
picante
picapara
picape

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT END LIKE PICANA

acana
achacana
alcana
bocana
entrecana
franciscana
gincana
guiacana
indiana
jacana
macana
macucana
mata-cana
meia-cana
sarabacana
sobrecana
tacana
tinta-franciscana
torocana
volcana

Synonyms and antonyms of picana in the Portuguese dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «picana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICANA

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

Translator Portuguese - Chinese

picana
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Spanish

Picana
570 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - English

Picana
510 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Hindi

picana
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Portuguese - Arabic

picana
280 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Russian

picana
278 millions of speakers

Portuguese

picana
270 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Bengali

picana
260 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - French

picana
220 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Malay

Picaña
190 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - German

Picana
180 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Japanese

picana
130 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Korean

picana
85 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Javanese

picana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Portuguese - Vietnamese

picana
80 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Tamil

picana
75 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Marathi

picana
75 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Turkish

picana
70 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Italian

picana
65 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Polish

picana
50 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Ukrainian

picana
40 millions of speakers

Translator Portuguese - Romanian

picana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Portuguese - Greek

Picaña
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Portuguese - Afrikaans

picana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Portuguese - Swedish

Picaña
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Portuguese - Norwegian

picana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of picana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICANA»

The term «picana» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Portuguese dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of picana
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Examples of use in the Portuguese literature, quotes and news about picana

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10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «PICANA»

Discover the use of picana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to picana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
1
Torture and Democracy
Torture using the picana ele ́ctrica was not an American invention, nor did the Brazilians introduce the practice to Argentina.117 In the early 1950s, the Venezuelan Guardia Nacional commonly used the picana ele ́ctrica for torture. “ Simple ...
Darius Rejali, 2009
2
State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and ...
The most commonly used instrument was the electric cattle prod, or picana, an earlier Argentine invention that served as effectively for torture as for herding. Prisoners were strapped to a metal table and tortured with the picana for hours on the ...
Thomas C. Wright, 2007
3
The Foundation of Rome: Myth and History
In Picana as well, beginning in the middle of the seventh century B.C.E., and concurrent with the earlier huts, we find the appearance of permanent constructions with tufa walls and tile roofs. That period seems to mark Picanas apogee.
Alexandre Grandazzi, 1997
4
Memories from Darkness: Archaeology of Repression and ...
One of them, La Negra, also applied picana to the prisoners. On another occasion, the colaboradores came to House 3. They took our hoods off, and we could have a look at them. They finally made a sort of survey. They wanted to know our ...
Pedro Funari, Andres Zarankin, Melissa Salerno, 2009
5
Determinants of Gross Human Rights Violations by State and ...
While most of these forms of torture were universally used, three of them were also widely used in Brazil before the 1973 coup and in Argentina three years later: picana, colgamiento and subma- rino2* The main motive of torture was clearly to ...
Wolfgang S. Heinz, Hugo Frühling, 1999
6
The Guilty
'Odd though, normally the use of a picana involves two people – one to apply the baton and the other to regulate the voltage.' 'I only saw one suspect down there,' Striker replied. 'The other person had to be the victim.' Kolt took off his glasses ...
Sean Slater, 2014
7
Rompiendo Cadenas
... te parece si le damos un poquito de picana para ayudarlo? - preguntó Ernesto a Diego. -Por fin se te ocurre algo bueno, chico -y acto seguido, Diego descolgó la picana de la pared y la enchufo en el tomacorriente.
Juan Gonzalez, Jr., 2012
8
Dictionary of Chilean Slang: Your Key to Chilean Language ...
picanear (apurar; presionar; cf. picana; "ese jefe ¡más lo que nos picanea pa' que trabajemos!", "hay que arar con los bueyes que se tienen, dijo el huaso mientras picaneaba su yunta") picante (punzante al paladar; ardiente al paladar; ...
Emilio Rivano Fischer, 2010
9
Literatura, Folclore E Linguística Da Área Gauchesca No Brasil
Da conjunção ideológica do verbo picar e do substantivo pica. através dos processos semânticos mais fáceis, promanou depois a forma picana. Como? Mediante que regras morfológicas? Augusto Malaret aceita o vocábulo a título de hibrido ...
Sílvio Júlio, 1962
10
Searching for Life: The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo ...
Between sessions of the picana, they would use the submarino (holding our heads under water), hang us up by our feet, hit us on the sexual organs, beat us with chains, put salt on our wounds, and use any other method that occurred to them.
Rita Arditti, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term picana is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dicen que amenazó con una picana a un hombre para robarle
La policía detuvo en las últimas horas a un menor de 17 años al que acusa de amenazar con una picana a un hombre para intentar robarle la moto en Aguado ... «La Nueva Provincia, Oct 15»
2
Piden 10 y 12 años por un asalto con picana
Agregó que la utilización de un dispositivo tipo "picana" provocó un sufrimiento desmedido, no sólo corporal sino también psicológico. Los defensores criticaron ... «rionegro.com.ar, Sep 15»
3
Ahora delincuentes con picana
Mientras peleaba, uno de los ladrones me rozó con la picana. Sentí el “calorcito” del rayo, que era de un color azul tremendo”, dijo Eduardo, el encargado del ... «ElLitoral.com, Sep 15»
4
Usaron una picana para robarle la cartera
Al resistirse las delincuentes le propinaron descargas eléctricas con una picana y la golpearon. Finalmente una persona salió a auxiliarla y la policía pudo ... «El Patagónico, Sep 15»
5
Amenazas, golpes y picana: el dramático relato del secuestro de …
Amenazas, golpes y picana: el dramático relato del secuestro de "Lalo" Ramos ... fueron golpeados y torturados con una picana eléctrica hasta que finalmente ... «lanacion.com, Aug 15»
6
Prisión domiciliaria para un represor mendocino que pidió una …
Un represor mendocino que durante la dictadura pidió por escrito que le suministraran una picana para torturar a detenidos clandestinos durante la última ... «Los Andes, Aug 15»
7
Con una picana, reducen a 30 personas y asaltan una inmobiliaria
Dos delincuentes armados utilizaron una picana eléctrica para amedrentar y reducir a 30 empleados y clientes de una inmobiliaria del centro de La Plata y ... «Télam, Jul 15»
8
Víctima de 4 asaltos se hizo de picana eléctrica
"Me siento un poco más segura ahora (con la picana eléctrica). Yo no siento el apoyo y la protección de las autoridades y por eso tengo que buscar por mi ... «ÚltimaHora.com, Jun 15»
9
Secuestraron una picana en la comisaría de Villa Urquiza
En medio de un hermetismo informativo en Tribunales, avanza la causa que tiene a dos policías detenidos, acusados de golpear y torturar con picanas a dos ... «Diario UNO de Entre Ríos, May 15»
10
Encuentran una picana y un chaleco policial en un allanamiento
La Policía requisó una vivienda tras una investigación por un robo. Presumen que hay elementos de otros hechos. Los moradores intentaron impedir el ingreso ... «rionegro.com.ar, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Picana [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pt/picana>. May 2024 ».
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