Polyglot Dictionary

afeto

/aˈfɛtu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os afetos

Meaning

  1. affection

    • Trata todos com afeto.

      He treats everyone with affection.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

carinho

carinho is more everyday, warm affection; afeto is more formal or psychological — both mean "affection."

Similar in other languages

German

Zuneigung

Zuneigung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

Spanish

cariño

cariño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

French

affection

affection is the French word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

Practice

1 What does afeto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trata todos com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afeto?

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