What is the Portuguese word for "limestone"?

Learn how to say "limestone" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

limestone

Portuguese

calcário

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Examples of how to use "limestone" in Portuguese

English
This is a very soft type of limestone.
Portuguese
Este é um tipo de calcário muito macio.
English
The old wall is made of limestone blocks.
Portuguese
A parede antiga é feita de blocos de calcário.
English
Limestone often forms near warm, shallow seas.
Portuguese
O calcário geralmente se forma perto de mares quentes e rasos.
English
We found fossils hidden inside a limestone cliff.
Portuguese
Encontramos fósseis escondidos dentro de um penhasco de calcário.
English
They quarried limestone to build the town church.
Portuguese
Eles extraíram calcário para construir a igreja da cidade.
English
Acid rain can slowly wear away limestone surfaces.
Portuguese
A chuva ácida pode desgastar lentamente as superfícies de calcário.

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This is a very soft type of limestone.

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