Polyglot Dictionary

perseverança

/pɛʁ.se.veˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

a noun B1

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 perseveranças

Meaning

  1. perseverance

    • Ela conseguiu o emprego graças à sua perseverança.

      She got the job thanks to her perseverance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

persistência

perseverança (perseverance) implies continuing despite real hardship or adversity; persistência (persistence) can be neutral or even annoying — persistent rain — without implying hardship.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

constancia

constancia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

Spanish

perseverancia

perseverancia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

French

persévérance

persévérance is the French word for the same thing — both mean "perseverance."

Practice

1 What does perseverança mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela conseguiu o emprego graças à sua ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perseverança?

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