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Sete Quedas

Sete Quedas

9.9
A group of large waterfalls on the Paraná River that are now under water after the Itaipu Dam was built
  • proper noun
translation icon : Sete Quedas
  • Sete Quedas was a breathtaking series of waterfalls on the Paraná River before it was submerged by the Itaipu Dam.

Examples

  • The natural beauty of Sete Quedas made it one of South America's most famous waterfalls before it disappeared.

  • The Sete Quedas waterfalls were breathtaking before they were submerged.

  • Sete Quedas was submerged under water after the construction of the Itaipu Dam in the 1980s.

  • Hundreds of tourists once visited Sete Quedas every year to admire its spectacular cascades.

  • Many tourists visited Sete Quedas before the dam was built.

  • Tourists traveled from far and wide to see Sete Quedas, known for its impressive waterfalls along the border of Brazil and Paraguay.

  • The enchanting cascades of Sete Quedas made it a must-see destination until it was flooded in the 1980s.

Synonyms

Guaira
vsSete Quedas
1 9.4

A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay now under the lake created by the Itaipu Dam

is multiple connected waterfalls rather than one single large fall
Guaira Falls
vsSete Quedas
7.5

A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay that is now covered by water from a dam

is a chain of several waterfalls rather than one high volume fall

Surface Forms

Sete Quedas main

Morphology

Sete + Quedas

This is transparently compositional: in Portuguese 'sete' means 'seven' and 'quedas' means 'falls', so a learner who knows those constituent meanings can infer the phrase refers to a set of waterfalls (literally 'Seven Falls'). As a proper name, specific historical details (e.g. that the falls were submerged by the Itaipu Dam) are not derivable from the words, but the basic referent as waterfalls is directly understandable.

Etymology

Sete Quedas comes from the Portuguese words Sete and Quedas, which mean 'seven' and 'falls'. It named a line of seven large waterfalls on the Paraná River, and that clear picture explains why the name still refers to those famous falls even after they were covered by water when a dam was built.