Polyglot Dictionary

livre-arbítrio

/ˌlivɾiaɾˈbitɾju/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os livre-arbítrios

Meaning

  1. free will

    Built from livre (free) + arbítrio (will).

    • Acredita no livre-arbítrio.

      He believes in free will.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • livre free
  • arbítrio will

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

albedrío

albedrío is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "free will."

French

libre arbitre

libre arbitre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "free will."

Practice

1 What does livre-arbítrio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Acredita no livre-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches livre-arbítrio?

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