What does vulto in Portuguese mean?

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

The word vulto in Portuguese means face, shape, figure, importance, figure, statue, silhueta, forma, contorno, vulto. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vulto

face

substantivo masculino (rosto, semblante)

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

shape

substantivo masculino (aparência, aspecto)

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

figure

substantivo masculino (corpo, imagem) (of someone or something in the distance)

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

importance

substantivo masculino (importante)

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

figure

substantivo masculino (que merece importância) (person of importance)

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

statue

substantivo masculino (estátua)

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

silhueta, forma

noun (person: shape) (pessoa: forma do corpo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele podia ver a sua silhueta por detrás da cortina.
He could make out her form behind the curtain.

contorno, vulto

noun (person seen as a shape)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Na semi-escuridão, ele viu o vulto magro de um homem.
In the semi-darkness, he saw the thin figure of a man.

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