estufa
1. A building with glass or transparent plastic roof and walls used for growing plants that need protection from cold weather
The farmer grows tomatoes in a greenhouse during winter.
O agricultor cultiva tomates em uma estufa durante o inverno.
2. The greenhouse effect - the trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere caused by gases like carbon dioxide
Scientists warn about the dangers of the greenhouse effect on global climate.
Cientistas alertam sobre os perigos do efeito estufa no clima global.
The term 'greenhouse' is widely used in both American and Brazilian contexts, particularly in discussions of climate change and environmental issues. In Brazil, 'estufa' is commonly used in agricultural settings and increasingly in climate-related discourse. The greenhouse effect (efeito estufa) is a critical term in Portuguese-language environmental discussions.
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