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Pessoa

Pessoa

See also: pessoa, pessôa, and pessõa

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pessoa m f

  1. A surname.

pessoa

pessoa

See also: Pessoa, pessôa, and pessõa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

pessoa f (plural pessoas)

  1. person (an individual being, especially a human)
    Estava vendo umas pessoas caminhar.
    I was watching some people walk.
  2. (formal) person (someone’s physical body)
    O sujeito portava uma arma em sua pessoa.
    The person was carrying a weapon in his person.
  3. (grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)
    Ele é um pronome da terceira pessoa.
    He is a third-person pronoun.
  4. (Christian theology) person (either of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:pessoa.

Synonyms

  • (individual being): indivíduo, sujeito
  • (physical body): corpo
  • (person of the Holy Trinity): pessoa divina, hipóstase

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • pessoinha, pessoazinha (diminutives)
  • pessoão (augmentative, rare)

Related terms