What does recreio in Portuguese mean?

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

The word recreio in Portuguese means break, recreation, recreio, intervalo, parque recreativo, pátio, recreio. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word recreio

break

substantivo masculino (intervalo de aulas) (school)

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

recreation

substantivo masculino (divertimento, brincadeira)

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

recreio

noun (school: pause from lessons) (escolar)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Tim mal podia esperar pelo recreio e pela chance de escapar dessa aula chata de matemática.
Tim couldn't wait for recess and the chance to get out of this boring math class.

intervalo

noun (recreational period)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers.

parque recreativo

noun (UK, informal, abbreviation (recreation ground: park)

pátio

noun (schoolyard)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Todas as crianças correram para o pátio na hora do intervalo.
All the kids poured out onto the playground at break time.

recreio

noun (UK (school recreation period)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Estava chovendo, então passamos o recreio na sala de aula.
It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom.

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