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portuguese

/pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-; pawr-chuh-geez, -gees, pohr-/US // ˌpɔr tʃəˈgiz, -ˈgis, ˌpoʊr-; ˈpɔr tʃəˌgiz, -ˌgis, ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz) //

葡语,葡萄牙语,葡萄牙人,葡文

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Por·tu·guese.

    • : a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
    • : a Romance language spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and a few countries of Africa. Abbreviation: Pg, Pg.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inRomance language
Synonyms
catalan加泰罗尼亚语,加泰隆尼亚语,加泰罗尼亚文,加泰隆尼亚continental大陆性的,大陆的,大陆性,大陆french瘜典,瘜敺,瘜肉,瘜冽indo-european language印欧语,印欧语系italian意大利语,意大利文,意大利,意大利人italic language斜体语言,斜体字,斜体语,斜体字语言latin拉丁语,拉丁文,拉丁,拉丁语系provencal原产地保护,原产地证,原产地名称,原产地spanish西班牙语,西班牙语,西班牙文,西班牙insular孤陋寡闻,孤立的,孤立无援的,孤僻的

Examples

  • People from those ports acquired a reputation among the Portuguese as the best hands for mining gold.

  • It plans to expand into Mexico and to bring on Portuguese instruction.

  • The Portuguese post office conducted some kind of investigation on the card.

  • Ronaldo, whom Portuguese soccer officials said had no covid-19 symptoms, called Spadafora’s claim “a lie” in an Instagram Live video posted from his home.

  • It didn’t help that Portugal’s foreign affairs minister, Rui Machete, had publicly withdrawn his apology to dos Santos under pressure from the Portuguese public.

  • In 2008, the Portuguese police did clear the McCanns of any wrongdoing and closed the case.

  • In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.

  • I still have the beautiful Portuguese wire cage that the love birds came in.

  • The city was founded in 1471 as a base for Moroccans to fight off the invading Portuguese, who occupied the coastal areas.

  • The goal came off his tummy inside the Portuguese box, an apt way to score for a very gutsy player.

  • The Portuguese frigate Cine captured by the Algerines, after a smart action.

  • Portuguese snuff seemed to be in favor and was delicately perfumed.

  • The circumstances of Spanish and Portuguese America were very different in every stage.

  • The revenge of the Portuguese was horrible, the Cahetes were hunted, slaughtered, and all but exterminated.

  • I cannot pretend to speak of the character or measures of these or any other Portuguese or Brazilian ministers.

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