encerramento

/ẽseɾaˈmẽtu/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os encerramentos

Meaning

  1. closing

    • O encerramento foi festivo.

      The closing was festive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

fechamento

encerramento is more formal, like a closing ceremony or the closing of a session; fechamento is more literal, like closing a shop or closing a deal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

clausura

clausura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "closing."

Practice

1 What does encerramento mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ foi festivo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches encerramento?

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