queda
Catalan
Galician
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese caeda, from Vulgar Latin *cadeta (“a falling, drop”) feminine past participle of *cadescere, from Latin cadere. Compare Spanish caída.
Noun
queda f (plural quedas)
- a fall
- O orgulho antecede a queda. ― Pride comes before a fall.
- drop
- Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva. ― There was a drop in temperature after the rain.
- crash
- Como aconteceu a queda do avião? ― How did the plane crash come about?
- talent, ability
- A garota não tinha queda para música. ― The girl lacked musical ability.
- downfall, decay, decline
Derived terms
- queda d'água
- queda de cabelo
- queda da energia
- queda livra
Related terms
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