geral

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gẽeral, from Latin generālis (general).

Pronunciation

Adjective

geral m or f (plural gerais, comparable)

  1. general (not specific or particular)
    Antonyms: específico, particular, genérico
  2. general (having supreme rank)
  3. general; widespread
    Synonyms: comum, universal
    Antonym: incomum

Derived terms

Noun

geral m (plural gerais)

  1. majority
    Synonym: maioria
  2. leader of a religious order
  3. the cheapest seats of a stage

Pronoun

geral

  1. (Brazil, slang) everyone, everybody (or at least the majority of a group)
    Geral tá contra isso.Everybody is against this.
    Synonym: todo mundo

Adverb

geral (not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) all around; everywhere (often or constantly and in many places)
    Tem gente morrendo geral!There’s people dying everywhere!
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