Planes vocabulary Aviões
11 Portuguese words on the topic of planes — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. In the sky.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | airplane | o avião | Plural: os aviões (ão → ões). |
 | fighter jet | o caça | Masculine o caça = fighter jet; feminine a caça = hunting. From caçar (to hunt). |
 | pilot | o piloto | Final unstressed -o sounds like u: 'pee-LO-too'. |
 | wing | a asa | Also the handle of a cup or basket. Hang glider = asa-delta. |
 | engine | o motor | Plural motores. Related: o motorista = driver. |
 | to take off | decolar | Brazilian form; noun: a decolagem (takeoff). 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: descolar. |
 | to land | aterrissar | Brazilian form; noun: a aterrissagem (landing). 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: aterrar. |
 | cockpit | a cabine | Full term: cabine de comando (flight deck). |
 | helicopter | o helicóptero | Stress on -có-, marked by the accent; otherwise close to English. |
 | bomb | a bomba | Also means pump: bomba de gasolina = fuel pump. |
 | radar | o radar | In Brazil initial r sounds like English h: 'ha-DAR'. Plural: radares. |