civil

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)
2. (feminine, masculine) civic (relating to citizens)
3. (feminine, masculine) relating to civil law
4. (feminine, masculine) occurring between the inhabitants of the same country
5. (feminine, masculine) civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)

Noun

civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)

Opposite of

militar, criminal, deseducado, grosseiro, deselegante, feio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/siˈviw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cīvīlis

In summary

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (“civil”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Doublet of cível.

Concepts

civil

civilian

civic

nonmilitary

courteous

polite

noncriminal

nongovernmental

citizen

Synonyms

civilizado

Translations

civil

civil

civile

civil

zivil

sivil

cywilny

civiel

bürgerlich

Zivilist

burgerlijk

πολίτης

cywil

obywatelski

civile

Sentences

Eu trabalho na construção civil .

I work in construction.

Trabalhadores da construção civil a trabalhar à noite .

Construction workers working at night.