vulto
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
vulto m (plural vultos)
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ul.toː/, [ˈu̯ʊɫ̪t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvul.to/, [ˈvul̪t̪o]
Noun[edit]
vultō n
- dative/ablative singular of vultum (“expression, appearance; image, likeness; face; visage, countenance”)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vultus (“expression; face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel-. Compare Italian volto (“face”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vulto m (plural vultos)
- aspect (one’s appearance or expression)
- an indistinct figure, such as something seen with the corner of one’s eye or in the dark
- Vi um vulto passar ao meu lado.
- I saw a figure pass by my side.
- importance; significance; prominence
- Synonyms: importância, relevância, significância, proeminência
- É uma pesquisa de grande vulto.
- It is a research of great importance.
- greatness
- Synonym: grandeza
- O vulto de sua ajuda me impressionou.
- The greatness of his help impressed me.
- bulk (major part of something)
- Synonym: grosso
- Vulto das águas.
- Bulk of the water.
Derived terms[edit]
- vultinho (diminutive), vultozinho (diminutive)
- vultão (augmentative)
Related terms[edit]
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ultu
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