Polyglot Dictionary

governo

/ɡoˈveɾnu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os governos

Meaning

  1. government

    • O governo anunciou novas medidas.

      The government announced new measures.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Similar words

regime

Worth distinguishing: governo is neutral, "government"; regime often carries a negative connotation, implying an authoritarian government.

Similar in other languages

German

Regierung

Regierung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "government."

Spanish

gobierno

gobierno is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "government."

French

gouvernement

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

Practice

1 What does governo mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ anunciou novas medidas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches governo?

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