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feio

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See also: feîo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese feo (ugly), from Latin foedus (hideous), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to frighten; be afraid). Cognate with Galician feo, Asturian feu and Spanish feo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfej.u/ [ˈfeɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfej.o/ [ˈfeɪ̯.o]
 

  • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
  • Hyphenation: fei‧o

Noun

feio m (plural feios, feminine feia, feminine plural feias)

  1. an ugly person

Adjective

feio (feminine feia, masculine plural feios, feminine plural feias, comparable, comparative mais feio, superlative o mais feio or feiíssimo, diminutive feiinho, augmentative feião)

  1. ugly (visually unpleasant)
    Synonym: feioso
    Antonyms: bonito, belo, lindo
    prédio feiougly building
    jaqueta feiaugly jacket
    rapaz feiougly young man
    • 2011, “Amiga da Minha Mulher”, in Músicas para Churrasco, Vol. 1, performed by Seu Jorge:
      Ela é amiga da minha mulher
      Pois é, pois é
      Mas vive dando em cima de mim
      Enfim, enfim
      Ainda por cima é uma tremenda gata
      Pra piorar minha situação
      Se fosse mulher feia, tava tudo certo
      Mulher bonita mexe com meu coração
      She's my wife's friend
      So it is, so it is
      But she keeps hitting on me
      Whatever, whatever
      To top it off she's a total babe
      To worsen my situation
      If she were an ugly woman, everything would be fine
      A pretty woman'll play with my heart
  2. (figurative) wrong, immoral
    Synonyms: errado, imoral, antiético
    Antonyms: correto, moral, ético
    Você roubou comida? Que feio!
    Have you stolen food? How wicked!
  3. (figurative) disrespectful, impolite, rude
    Synonyms: rude, desrespeitoso, deseducado, descortês, errado
    Antonyms: educado, cortês, correto
    É feio arrotar enquanto se come.
    It is rude to burp while eating.

Inflection

More information singular, plural ...

Antonyms

Adverb

feio (comparable, comparative mais feio, superlative o mais feio)

  1. in an ugly manner
  2. severely, critically, very much (used when the result is negative)
    Errou feio!You severely missed it!

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