What does afastamento in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word afastamento in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use afastamento in Portuguese.

The word afastamento in Portuguese means separation, removal, evitação, separação, afastamento, de distanciamento, de afastamento, licença por doença, afastamento com o braço esticado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word afastamento

separation, removal

evitação

noun (evasion, keeping away from)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O afastamento de álcool é obrigatório para membros da equipe.
Avoidance of alcohol is mandatory for team members.

separação

noun (estrangement: of a couple)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
They've only spoken once since their separation.

afastamento

noun (aloofness)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
His wife's remoteness told Buddy that something was not right.

de distanciamento, de afastamento

adjective (creating distance from [sth])

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
The writer's use of a third-person narrator creates a distancing effect.

licença por doença

noun (time off work for illness)

O professor do Freddy está de licença por doença por três semanas ou mais.
Freddy's teacher has been on sick leave for three weeks or more.

afastamento com o braço esticado

noun (sports: fending-off move) (futebol americano)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

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