What does sustentação in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word sustentação in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sustentação in Portuguese.

The word sustentação in Portuguese means sustenance, maintenance, sustain, força de sustentação, muro de sustentação, perda de sustentação, perder sustentação, perder sustentação. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sustentação

sustenance, maintenance

sustain

noun (duration of musical note) (estrangeirismo, música)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A guitarra de Steve produziu um ótimo sustain.
Steve's guitar produced a great sustain.

força de sustentação

noun (weight lifted, capacity)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The twin-engine cargo plane has a lift of eight tons.

muro de sustentação

noun (masonry facing to protect an embankment)

perda de sustentação

noun (aircraft: loss of lift)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O avião teve uma perda de sustentação e começou a descer rapidamente.
The plane suffered a stall and started descending rapidly.

perder sustentação

intransitive verb (aircraft: lose lift)

Se a velocidade no ar cair, a aeronave irá perder sustentação.
If the airspeed falls too low, the aircraft will stall.

perder sustentação

transitive verb (cause aircraft to lose lift)

O piloto perdeu sustentação em seu avião e teve que fazer um pouso de emergência.
The pilot stalled his plane and had to make an emergency landing.

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