efeito de estufa

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English greenhouse effect.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈfej.tu d͡ʒi isˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu d͡ʒi isˈtu.fɐ], /eˈfej.tu d͡ʒi esˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu d͡ʒi esˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eˈfej.tu d͡ʒi iʃˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu d͡ʒi iʃˈtu.fɐ], /eˈfej.tu d͡ʒi eʃˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu d͡ʒi eʃˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈfej.to de esˈtu.fa/ [eˈfeɪ̯.to de esˈtu.fa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfɐj.tu dɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/ [iˈfɐj.tu ðɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfej.tu dɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/ [iˈfej.tu ðɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfej.tu dɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/ [iˈfej.tu ðɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfe.tu dɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/ [iˈfe.tu ðɨ (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ]

Noun

efeito de estufa m (usually uncountable, plural efeitos de estufa)

  1. (Portugal, climatology, climate change) greenhouse effect (process by which a planet is heated by its atmosphere)
    Synonym: (Brazil) efeito estufa

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