Portuguese

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpɔrtʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, pɔrtʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-; pôr′chə gēz′, -gēs′, pōr′-)


Inflections of 'Portuguese' (n): npl: Portuguese
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
Portuguese adj (of or from Portugal)portugués/esa adj
 Portuguese wines have a good reputation.
 Los vinos portugueses tienen mucho prestigio.
Portuguese n uncountable (language)portugués nm
 Rick is learning to speak Portuguese.
 Rick está aprendiendo a hablar portugués.
Portuguese adj (in or of the Portuguese language)en portugués loc adj
  (gramática, léxico...)portugués/esa adj
 The student looked the word up in his Portuguese dictionary.
Portuguese n (native of Portugal)portugués, portuguesa nm, nf
 There are three Spaniards and a Portuguese in my English class.
the Portuguese npl (people of Portugal)los portugueses nmpl
 The Portuguese were hit hard by the economic crisis.
 Los portugueses fueron duramente golpeados por la crisis económica.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Portuguese man-o'-war,
Portuguese man-of-war,
man-of-war n		 (jellyfish) (Physalia physalis)carabela portuguesa, fragata portuguesa, agua mala, botella azul, falsa medusa loc nom f
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'Portuguese' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Azores - dago - dona - Romance language
Spanish:
lusitano - luso - portugués - brasileño - aguamala - galaicoportugués - gallegoportugués - portuguesismo

Collocations: according to the Portuguese, is [the pride, a hero] of the Portuguese, is [common, typical] of the Portuguese, more...

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