vulto
Galician
Etymology
From Latin vultus.
Noun
vulto m (plural vultos)
- bulk, volume
- lump, bump, mass
- freight, bulk
- an indistinct shape or form
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vultus (“expression; face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel-. Compare Italian volto (“face”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvuɫ.tu/
- Hyphenation: vul‧to
Noun
vulto m (plural vultos)
- aspect (one’s appearance or expression)
- Synonyms: aparência, aspecto, semblante
- Tinha um vulto amedrontador.
- He had a scary aspect.
- an indistinct figure, such as something seen with the corner of one’s eye or in the dark
- Vi um vulto passar ao meu lado.
- I saw a figure pass by my side.
- importance; significance; prominence
- Synonyms: importância, relevância, significância, proeminência
- É uma pesquisa de grande vulto.
- It is a research of great importance.
- greatness
- Synonym: grandeza
- O vulto de sua ajuda me impressionou.
- The greatness of his help impressed me.
- bulk (major part of something)
- Synonym: grosso
- Vulto das águas.
- Bulk of the water.
Derived terms
- vultinho, vultozinho (diminutives)
- vultão (augmentative)
Related terms
- vultoso
- vultuosidade
- vultuoso