provérbio

/pɾoˈvɛɾbju/

o 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os provérbios

Meaning

  1. proverb

    • Como diz o provérbio.

      As the proverb says.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Sprichwort

Sprichwort is the German word for the same thing — both mean "proverb."

Spanish

refrán

refrán is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "proverb."

French

proverbe

proverbe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "proverb."

Practice

1 What does provérbio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Como diz o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches provérbio?

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