país

Meaning

1. (masculine) country
2. (masculine) countryside

Hyphenated as

pa‧ís

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈis/

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Sentences

Esa é a única esperanza que ten por diante este país .

That is the only hope this country has ahead of it.

Ademais é unha cuestión de país , necesita tempo .

It's a country thing, it takes time.

Francia non era o único país interesado en Marrocos .

France was not the only country interested in Morocco.

No país traballa como director de series e películas para a televisión .

In the country he works as a series and film director for television.

Os números cantan e o país vive unha situación crítica .

The numbers sing and the country is experiencing a critical situation.

Ademais son famosos os queixos do país en toda Italia .

In addition, the country's cheeses are famous all over Italy.

Esta foi unha acción que reafirmou a loita pola paz nese país .

This was an action that reaffirmed the struggle for peace in that country.

A enerxía incide directamente no desenvolvemento dun país .

Energy directly affects the development of a country.