Polyglot Dictionary

espontâneo

/ispõˈtɐ̃nju/

adjective B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

feminine
espontânea
plural
espontâneos

Meaning

  1. spontaneous

    • Foi um gesto espontâneo.

      It was a spontaneous gesture.

Similar words

impulsivo

Close — both describe unplanned action, spontaneous and impulsive.

Similar in other languages

German

spontan

spontan is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spontaneous."

Spanish

espontáneo

espontáneo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "spontaneous."

French

spontané

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

Practice

1 What does espontâneo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um gesto ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espontâneo?

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