relação

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin relātiōnem (“a bringing back, restoring”), from relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: re‧la‧ção

Noun

relação f (plural relações)

relationship
1. relation, connection, association
2. involvement between people, affective or not
  Synonym: relacionamento
(euphemistic) sexual relation
description

Derived terms

em relação a

Further reading

“relação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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