Polyglot Dictionary

penitência

/peniˈtẽsja/

a 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

Forms

plural
as penitências

Meaning

  1. penance

    • Alguns fiéis fazem penitência antes da Páscoa.

      Some believers do penance before Easter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Ato religioso de arrependimento por um pecado — mais formal do que um simples pedido de desculpas.

Practice

1 What does penitência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Alguns fiéis fazem ___ antes da Páscoa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches penitência?

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