What does contemporâneo in Portuguese mean?

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

The word contemporâneo in Portuguese means contemporary, contemporâneo, contemporâneo, contemporâneo, contemporâneo, contemporâneo, moderno. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word contemporâneo

contemporary

adjetivo (moderno, atual)

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

contemporâneo

adjective (modern)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Políticos contemporâneos têm uma grande ênfase em questões sociais.
Contemporary politics have a heavy emphasis on social issues.

contemporâneo

adjective (concurrent, of the same era) (da mesma época)

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

contemporâneo

adjective (contemporaneous)

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

contemporâneo

adjective (of the same historical period)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The writers Cervantes and Shakespeare were contemporary.

contemporâneo

noun (often plural (person living at same time)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Estou orgulhoso pelo livro ter sido escrito por um dos meus contemporâneos.
I'm proud that the book was written by one of my contemporaries.

moderno

adjective (contemporary) (contemporâneo)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Her suit has such a modern look.

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