Sandbox in Portuguese
In Portuguese
o tanque de areia
Plural: tanques de areia
Synonyms: caixa de areia
Definition
Definition in EnglishA shallow box or pit filled with sand, where small children dig and play.
Definition in PortugueseTanque ou buraco raso cheio de areia, onde as crianças pequenas cavam e brincam.
Synonyms (English): sandpit
Example sentences
Meu filho enterrou a chave do carro do pai no tanque de areia e agora não lembra onde.
My son buried his dad's car keys in the sandbox, and now he can't remember where.
Deixa ela longe do tanque de areia por enquanto, ainda tá molhado da chuva de ontem.
Keep her out of the sandbox for now, it's still wet from last night's rain.
Ainda bem que o tanque de areia fica na sombra, porque às onze o resto do parquinho vira um forno.
Thank goodness the sandbox is shaded, because by eleven the rest of the playground's like an oven.