🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
pai
A1 noun Família
🇬🇧 English: father
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Definição

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)
noun

pai

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A male parent. The informal word is 'dad' or 'daddy'.

Gramática

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

Gender: masculino. Plural: pais.

🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: fathers. Informal equivalents: dad, daddy, pa. Common collocations: father figure, grandfather, father-in-law, fatherly. 'Father' is more formal than 'dad'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Father's Day is celebrated in the UK and many English-speaking countries on the third Sunday of June. Fathers receive cards and gifts. The phrase 'like father, like son' means a son has the same qualities as his father. 'Father Christmas' is another name for Santa Claus in Britain.

Exemplos

O pai correu com ela.

"O pai correu com ela."

🇬🇧 "Her father ran with her."

O pai beija o filho.

"O pai beija o filho."

🇬🇧 "The father kisses his son."

Complete a frase 🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

O ___ correu com ela.

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