What does certidão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word certidão in Portuguese means certificate, certidão de nascimento, certidão de óbito, certidão de casamento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word certidão

certificate

substantivo feminino (documento que certifica algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

certidão de nascimento

noun (record of a birth)

To get a passport you will need your birth certificate.

certidão de óbito

noun (official record of [sb]'s death)

I received my father's death certificate in the mail about a month after he passed.

certidão de casamento

noun (permit to marry)

It is a good idea, about a week before the wedding, to go to the courthouse to obtain a marriage license.

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