What does falecido in Portuguese mean?

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

The word falecido in Portuguese means deceased, deceased, falecido, pessoa falecida, morto, falecido, falecido, falecida, defunto, falecido, finado, falecido antes de chegar ao hospital, falecido há tempos. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word falecido

deceased

adjetivo (morto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

deceased

substantivo masculino (indivíduo que morreu)

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

falecido

adjective (person: dead)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Raquel tirou folga do trabalho para organizar os pertences da sua falecida mãe.
Rachel took some time off work to sort through her deceased mother's possessions.

pessoa falecida

noun (law: dead person) (jurid.)

morto, falecido

adjective (slang (exhausted) (BRA, informal: exausto)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

falecido, falecida

noun (slightly formal, invariable (dead person or people)

(substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".)
Haverá uma breve cerimônia fúnebre para os falecidos na quarta-feira às 11 horas.
There will be a short memorial service for the deceased on Wednesday at 11am.

defunto, falecido

adjective (formal (former, deceased) (que morreu)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O falecido John Peters era um bom homem.
The late John Peters was a good man.

finado

adjective (archaic (dead)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

falecido antes de chegar ao hospital

adjective (dead before reaching hospital)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.

falecido há tempos

adjective ([sb]: died a long time ago)

(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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