Stoke in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo shovel coal or wood into the fire of a boiler or a furnace to keep it burning hard.

Definition in PortugueseAcrescentar lenha ou carvão ao fogo para mantê-lo forte e aceso, seja numa lareira, caldeira ou fornalha.

Example sentences

• Me deixaram subir na cabine da maria-fumaça e alimentar a fornalha por uns minutos. Fiquei com o braço doendo uma semana.🔊

  They let me ride in the cab of the steam locomotive and stoke the fire for a few minutes — my arms ached for a week.

• Continua alimentando a fornalha, senão a gente nunca sobe essa serra!🔊

  Keep stoking, or we'll never make it up this hill!

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