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parking garage

[ˈpɑːrkɪŋ ɡəˈrɑːʒ]
nounfemininepl: parking garages
garagem de estacionamento
1. A building or structure with multiple levels designed for parking motor vehicles
I left my car in the parking garage downtown.
Deixei meu carro na garagem de estacionamento no centro.
2. An enclosed or covered facility that provides parking spaces for vehicles
The parking garage was full during rush hour.
A garagem de estacionamento estava cheia durante a hora de pico.
NYC Slang
parking structure; garage
Synonyms
parking structurecar parkmulti-story car parkparking lot (outdoor)
Antonyms
open-air parkingstreet parkingvalet parking

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
garagem de estacionamento
Most common and formal term
Brazil (informal)
estacionamento coberto
Literally 'covered parking'; commonly used in informal speech
São Paulo
garagem
Often shortened to just 'garagem' in urban contexts
Portugal
parque de estacionamento coberto
More formal; 'garagem' also used but less common for large structures

Related Idioms & Phrases

stuck in the parking garage
parking garage attendant
parking garage level
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