Translation of surface – English–Portuguese dictionary

surface

noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/
us
/ˈsɝː-/

TOP

B2 [ C ]
the outer or top part or layer of something
superfície, face
Tropical rain forests used to cover ten percent of the earth's surface. As florestas tropicais costumavam cobrir 10 por cento da superfície da Terra.
The marble has a smooth, shiny surface.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the moon.
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APPEARANCE

B2 [ S ]
The surface of a situation or person is what they appear to be, or the features they have that are not hidden or difficult to see.
superfície, aparência
On the surface, this seems like a difficult problem, but in fact there's an easy solution to it. Na superfície, parece um problema difícil, mas na verdade há uma solução fácil para ele.
Beneath/Below/Under the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery. Sob a superfície da vida contemporânea das Índias Ocidentais espreitam memórias da escravidão.
Suddenly, all her anger came/rose to the surface (= became obvious). De repente, toda a raiva dela veio à tona.

(Translation of surface from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of surface | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

surface
noun
/ˈsɜrfɪs/
the top part or layer of sth
superfície [ feminine ]
a smooth/rough surface uma superfície macia/áspera
the surface of the moon a superfície da lua
Lay them out on a flat surface. Coloque-os sobre uma superfície plana.
[ singular ]
what sb or sth seems to be like before you learn more about them
aparência [ feminine ]
On the surface, she seemed perfectly normal. Nas aparências, ela parecia perfeitamente normal.

(Translation of surface from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of surface

surface
Throughout this work, it is supposed that in the initial state the two surfaces are not in contact.
Since each disk has two shear surfaces, there are altogether eight shear areas in the system.
Assuming strong anchoring at surfaces and a one dimensional deformation, three nondimensional parameters are identified.
Our material contains hundreds of priapulid worms found on closely associated bedding surfaces in mudstone.
Table 1) that determines how close two molecules or surfaces can get.
A partial result is presented for the remaining two surfaces whose fundamental group is the free group on two generators.
We may add that this is also true for grey surfaces.
The surprising behaviour of the surfaces of constant total pressure occurs entirely in the boundary layer.
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Translations of surface

in Chinese (Traditional)
頂部, 表面,表層,外層, (場地或跑道的)地面…
in Chinese (Simplified)
顶部, 表面,表层,外层, (场地或跑道的)地面…
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superficie, apariencia, levantarse…
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पृष्ठभाग, क्रीडांगण, खेळपट्टी…
(物の)表面, 水面, うわべ…
yüz, yüzey, satıh…
surface [feminine], apparence [feminine], surface…
superfície, aparença…
oppervlakte, bestraten, opduiken…
வெளி அல்லது மேல் பகுதி அல்லது ஏதாவது அடுக்கு, விளையாட்டு விளையாடப்படும் ஒரு புலம் அல்லது பாதையின் மேல் அடுக்கு, ஒரு மேஜை…
(किसी चीज़ की) सतह, किसी मैदान या ट्रैक की ऊपरी सतह जिस पर कोई खेल खेला जाता है, (किसी मेज़…
(કંઈક) ની સપાટી, સપાટી ક્ષેત્ર, સપાટ ભાગ (કોઈ ટેબલ…
overflade, få en ny belægning, komme op til overfladen…
yta, utsida, ytskikt…
permukaan, zahirnya, melapisi…
die Oberfläche, die Oberfläche behandeln, auftauchen…
overflate [masculine], overflate, veidekke…
باہری, خارجی, بالائی…
поверхня, зовнішність, перше враження…
ఉపరితల, క్రీడలు ఆడబడే ఫీల్డ్ లేక ట్రాక్ పై పొర, టేబల్…
পৃষ্ঠতল, একটি মাঠ বা ট্র্যাকের উপরের স্তর যেখানে খেলাধুলা করা হয়, উপরিতল…
povrch, vnějšek, dát nový povrch…
permukaan, pandangan luar, memasang permukaan…
พื้นดินหรือพื้นน้ำ, ภายนอก, ทำให้เกลี้ยงเกลา…
bề ngoài, bề mặt, mặt…
powierzchnia, pozory, pojawiać się…
표면, 겉…
superficie, apparenza, (rifare il manto)…
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