ouro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) gold (chemical element)
2. (masculine) gold (coin)
3. (masculine) gold (colour)
4. (masculine) gold (medal)
5. (form-of,masculine,singular) singular of ouros (“diamonds”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of ourar

Hyphenated as

ou‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈo(w).ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Sentences

E depois havia os outros ? que estavam interessados apenas em ouro .

And then there were the others-who were only interested in gold.

A maioria das garotas quer um anel de ouro .

Most girls want a gold ring.

Ele pensou que com alguma paciência seria capaz de transformar tudo em ouro .

He thought that with some patience he would be able to turn everything into gold.

Ele pensou que ? com alguma paciência ? ele seria capaz de transformar tudo em ouro .

He thought that with some patience he would be able to turn everything into gold.

O ouro perderia seu valor .

Gold would lose its value.

Um menino com uma coroa de ouro e uma túnica branca .

A boy with a golden crown and a white robe.

O velho usava uma couraça de ouro ? e ele sabia do meu passado .

The old man wore a golden breastplate? and he knew of my past.

Sendo esta uma regra de ouro , temos muitas referências pictóricas que caminham nessa tendência .

As this is a golden rule, we have many pictorial references that follow this trend.