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Portuguese
Etymology
From elevar (“to elevate”) + -dor.
Pronunciation
Noun
elevador m (plural elevadores, feminine elevadora, feminine plural elevadoras)
- something which elevates (agent noun of elevar)
- Synonym: ascensor
Noun
elevador m (plural elevadores)
- elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
- Synonym: ascensor
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Spanish
Etymology
From elevar + -ador. In the sense of 'elevator', adaptated from English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /elebaˈdoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: e‧le‧va‧dor
Adjective
elevador (feminine elevadora, masculine plural elevadores, feminine plural elevadoras)
- lifting
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Noun
elevador m (plural elevadores)
- (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) lift (UK) , elevator (US)
- Synonym: ascensor
- forklift
- car lift, 2 post lift, two post lift, two column lift
- Synonym: elevador de coches
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