Hoist in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo lift something heavy with a crane, a rope or a winch.

Definition in PortugueseLevantar uma coisa pesada com um guindaste, uma corda ou um guincho.

Example sentences

• O sofá novo não passava na escada, então chamaram um caminhão munck pra içar ele até a janela do quarto andar — a rua inteira parou pra ver.🔊

  The new sofa wouldn't fit up the stairs, so they brought in a crane truck to hoist it through the fourth-floor window — half the street came out to watch.

• Lá no porto tavam içando os barcos pra fora d'água pra reforma, e as crianças ficaram vendo a tarde inteira.🔊

  Down at the harbor they were hoisting the boats out of the water for the winter, and the kids could've watched all day.

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