What does elite in Portuguese mean?

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

The word elite in Portuguese means elite, elite, elite, aristocracia, elite, elite, estrelado, clientela de elite, grupo de elite, elite intelectual, máfia, atirador de elite, a aristocracia, a elite. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word elite

elite

elite

noun (select group)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A small elite controls all promotions at the university.

elite

adjective (of the highest class)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The elite club accepts only a handful of new members each year.

aristocracia, elite

noun as adjective (informal, figurative (people: wealthy) (pessoas abastadas)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
They're all upper-crust snobs in that part of town.

elite

noun (computing: typeface) (tipo de letra)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Elite looks like the typeface on a typewriter.

estrelado

adjective (cast, show: featuring famous performers)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O novo filme tem um elenco estrelado.
The new film has an all-star cast.

clientela de elite

noun (elite clientele)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

grupo de elite

noun (people: select few)

Ingledew has just joined an elite group of runners – those who have completed 100 marathons.

elite intelectual

noun (intelligentsia, thinking class)

The country's intellectual elite had all attended Oxford and Cambridge.

máfia

noun (figurative (powerful elite group) (figurativo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Mafias control crime all over the world.

atirador de elite

noun (expert marksman)

Gina trained as a sharpshooter in the military.

a aristocracia, a elite

noun (informal, figurative (wealthy people) (pessoas abastadas)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Only children from the upper crust go to that school.

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