vento

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) wind (moving air)
2. (masculine,uncommon) air (gases of the atmosphere)
3. (Brazil,figuratively,masculine) nothingness; nothing (the lack of something)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of ventar

Hyphenated as

ven‧to

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvẽ.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vento, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Sentences

O vento tem muitos nomes .

The wind has many names.

No oeste , nem vento nem bom casamento .

In the west, neither wind nor good marriage.

Mas ele achou muito mais interessante observar a caravana e ouvir o vento .

But he found it much more interesting to watch the caravan and hear the wind.

O vento gritou com prazer ? e explodiu mais do que nunca .

The wind shouted with pleasure? and blew more than ever.

" Só me ensine a ser o vento por alguns momentos ?", disse o garoto .

“Just teach me to be the wind for a few moments?” the boy said.

Se o vento não separasse a aranha , o mundo gotejaria .

If the wind didn't separate the spider, the world would drip.

O vento forte extingue o fogo , mas ainda inflama se o vento estiver fraco .

The strong wind extinguishes the fire, but still ignites if the wind is weak.