Polyglot Dictionary

bem-estar

/bẽjisˈtaɾ/

o noun B1

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 bem-estares

Meaning

  1. well-being

    Built from bem (well) + estar (being).

    • Cuido do meu bem-estar.

      I look after my well-being.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • bem well
  • estar being

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bienestar

bienestar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "well-being."

Practice

1 What does bem-estar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cuido do meu bem-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bem-estar?

nouncompound

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