What does facto in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word facto in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use facto in Portuguese.
The word facto in Portuguese means realidade, verdade, de fato, de fato, apesar do fato de, ipso facto. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word facto
realidade, verdadenoun (fact) (fato) (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 realidade (or: verdade) é que fumar mata. The reality is that smoking kills. |
de fatoadjective (actual, real) (BRA) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) Embora não esteja oficialmente no cargo, ele é o tomador de decisões de fato. Although not officially in charge, he is the de facto decision maker. |
de fatoadverb (actually, in reality) (BRA) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) O exército está dirigindo o país de fato. The military has been ruling the country de facto. |
apesar do fato deconjunction (even though) (BRA) (locução conjuntiva: Duas ou mais palavras com função conjuntiva. Ex. visto que; à medida que; etc.) Despite the fact that he had revised really hard, Billy could not answer a single question on the exam paper. |
ipso factoadverb (by that very fact) (por isso mesmo; pelo próprio fato) (locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).) They're in love; ipso facto they won't want me to go on holiday with them. |
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