Polyglot Dictionary

bênção

/ˈbẽsɐ̃w/

a 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
as bênçãos

Meaning

  1. blessing

    • Pediu a bênção.

      He asked for the blessing.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

aprovação

Close — aprovação is approval; bênção is literally "blessing," which in English can also figuratively mean approval ("give your blessing").

Similar in other languages

German

Segen

Segen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "blessing."

Spanish

bendición

bendición is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "blessing."

French

bénédiction

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

Practice

1 What does bênção mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pediu a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bênção?

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