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portuguese

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for portuguese.

Editorial note

Assuming it's céu as in the Portuguese word for sky, it's pronounced as /sɛw/ (in Brazilian Portuguese, at least).

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of portuguese gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

adjective

Of or pertaining to Portugal.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for portuguese.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

adjective

Of or pertaining to Portugal.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

noun

A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

Example sentences

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Assuming it's céu as in the Portuguese word for sky, it's pronounced as /sɛw/ (in Brazilian Portuguese, at least).

2

From my limited knowledge Brazilian Portuguese seems to be a lot more different from European Portuguese than AE differs from BE.

3

Some even included Portuguese narration, in some cases the sound was just ripped from live TV soccer games.

4

The Portuguese (and the rest) have not been suffering because of the Greek, but because some banks were rescued.

5

The Portuguese were consigned to stay on Macau, and trade via a guild of registered Chinese merchants in Canton, the Cohong.

6

Luckily we had a friend who had fluent English and Portuguese who would translate when things got to confused.

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Because it was a British colony, not a Spanish or Portuguese one.

8

During Japanese occupation during World War II driving on the left was imposed, and when the Portuguese returned it changed back to the right.

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- unfortunately in Portuguese only), it has fiduciary ownership of the assets, and individual accounts for each end investor.

10

I know most people here won't know about the Portuguese law in specific, but I'd be interested to know what options are usually available/recommended.

11

It was the portuguese translation, but I liked it a lot.

12

Disclaimer: my parents are Portuguese and I visit Portugal regularly.

Quote examples

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Considering the differences between Brazilian Portuguese and "European" Portuguese, it makes more sense to ask "Why isn't Brazilian a language".

2

"All copyright, trademark and associated intellectual property rights in www.agar.io and the Agario game are owned by Miniclip SA." Miniclip SA is a Portuguese company.

3

Sonja did provide an alternative way of asking yes-no questions, which is making a statement and appending "anu seme?" (literally 'or what?'), kind of like German "nicht wahr?" and Portuguese "não é?", among others.

Proper noun examples

1

I still play this game sometimes, because the narration is unique (it is more of a Spanish them Portuguese).

2

On the other hand, it means Takeover (of a public company) in Portuguese.

3

It had brazillian teams and translated menus and narration to Portuguese, however the translation was so broken that it was funny.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use portuguese in a sentence?

Assuming it's céu as in the Portuguese word for sky, it's pronounced as /sɛw/ (in Brazilian Portuguese, at least).

What does portuguese mean?

Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.

What part of speech is portuguese?

portuguese is commonly used as adjective, noun.