trevas

From Old Portuguese tẽevras, from Latin tenebrās (“darkness”) accusative plural of tenebra. Compare Galician tebras, Spanish tinieblas, French ténèbres, Italian tenebre.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛvɐʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐs/

trevas f pl

1. darkness, gloom
   • 1628-1691, João Ferreira de Almeida, A Bíblia Sagrada, Gênesis, Capitulo 1

     E a terra era sem forma e vazia; e havia trevas sobre a face do abismo; e o Espírito de Deus se movia sobre a face das águas.

     And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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