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fora.

outside (on the outside of a building or location)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal

  1. outside (on the outside of a building or location)

    not-comparable
    Fiquei trancado fora da minha casa.

  2. abroad; overseas (in another country)

    not-comparable
    Morei fora por dois anos.

  3. out (away from home or one’s usual place)

    not-comparable
    Hoje jantarei fora.

  4. away (to be discarded)

    not-comparable
    Joga esse lixo fora.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

prep/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal

  1. except (with the exception of)

    Todos leram o livro, fora o João.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

noun/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal

  1. rejection of a romantic proposal

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine

  2. blunder, cock-up

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

intj/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal

  1. out! (demanding that someone leave)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

verb/ˈfo.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈfo.ɾɐ/Portugal

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir

    first-person · form-of · indicative · pluperfect · singular · third-person

  2. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

    first-person · form-of · indicative · pluperfect · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin fueram (1st person) and fuerat (3rd person), inflected forms of sum (“to be”).

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