Line

"Line" in Portuguese

arco

(graph theory: edge of a graph)

aresta

(graph theory: edge of a graph)

caminho

(direction, path)

carreira

(amount of powdery drug)

carta

(letter, written form of communication)

contorno

(exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline)

fala

(sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay)

fila

(straight sequence of people, queue)

fileira

(straight sequence of people, queue)

fio

(rope, cord, or string)

fita

(long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline)

linha

(rope, cord, or string)

linha

(path through two or more points, threadlike mark)

linha

(geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map)

linha

(music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed)

linha

(telephone or network connection)

linha

(threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle)

linha

(straight sequence of people, queue)

linha

(single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.)

linha

(measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent)

linha

(perfusion line)

linhagem

(series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)

linhagem

(population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup)

reta

(geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure)

risco

(path through two or more points, threadlike mark)

segmento

(geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure)

traço

(path through two or more points, threadlike mark)

enfileirar

(to place (objects) into a line)

forrar

(cover the inside surface of (something))

traçar

(to mark with a line)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.