Polyglot Dictionary

testemunha

/testeˈmuɲɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as testemunhas

Meaning

  1. witness

    • A testemunha falou.

      The witness spoke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

informante

Close — a witness and an informant overlap in providing information to authorities.

espectador

Worth distinguishing: a spectator watches; a witness specifically implies testimony.

Similar in other languages

German

Zeuge

Zeuge is the German word for the same thing — both mean "witness."

Spanish

testigo

testigo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "witness."

Practice

1 What does testemunha mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ falou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches testemunha?

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