The Portuguese word for man is
homem
Gender
The gender of homem is masculine. E.g. o homem.Plural
The plural of homem is homens.Portuguese Definition
| man | |
| 1. Interjeição. expressa desagrado, incredulidade ou surpresa: | |
| Man, what a game! (Cara, que jogo!) | |
| 2. Substantivo. homem; | |
| 3. Substantivo. a espécie Homo sapiens sapiens; | |
| 4. Substantivo. varão, indivíduo adulto do sexo masculino. | |
| 5. Verbo. tripular. | |
| 6. Verbo. assumir determinada tarefa. |
Translations for man and their definitions
| varão | |
| 1. adj. male | |
| 2. n-m. male, man | |
| 3. n-m. handrail, rail | |
| 4. n-m. pole |
| mane | |
| 1. v. verb form of manar |
| cara | |
| 1. n-f. face | |
| 2. n-f. heads (side of coin) | |
| cara ou coroa - head or tails | |
| 3. n-f. (informal) resemblance, appearance (perceived characteristic of a person, object or situation) | |
| Ele tem cara de idiota. - He looks like an idiot. | |
| 4. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial) man, fellow, guy and any adult male | |
| 5. adj. feminine singular of caro |
| operar | |
| 1. v. to operate, function |
| homem | |
| 1. n-m. male (human of masculine gender) | |
| 2. n-m. (specifically) man (adult male human) | |
| 3. n-m. a person; a human being | |
| 4. n-m. (with definite article o) mankind (the human race in its entirety) | |
| O homem conquistará o espaço. - Mankind shall conquer space. | |
| 5. n-m. (vocative) used to address a male, implying impatience or disappointment | |
| Ainda não terminou, homem! - You still haven’t finished it, man! | |
| 6. n-m. (colloquial informal with possessive pronoun) male lover | |
| 7. n-m. (in compounds, fiction) a being who is half man and half creature, or a man with some characteristics of a creature | |
| homem-aranha - spiderman | |
| homem-lobo - werewolf | |
| 8. adj. manly (displaying stereotypical characteristics of a male) | |
| João não é muito homem; sempre foge às lutas. - John isn’t very manly; he always runs away from fights. | |
| Seja homem e pule. - Be a man and jump. | |
| Ele é mais homem que seus amigos. - He is manlier than his friends. |
| ser humano | |
| 1. n-m. human being |
| homenzinho | |
| 1. n-m. diminutive of homem |
| humano | |
| 1. adj. human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) | |
| 2. adj. humane | |
| 3. n-m. a human being |
| tripular | |
| 1. v. to man (to supply with staff or crew) | |
| 2. v. to crew |
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