"legal" meaning in Portuguese

See legal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /leˈɡaw/ [Brazil], [leˈɡaʊ̯] [Brazil], /lɨˈɡal/ [Portugal], [lɨˈɣaɫ] [Portugal], /lɨˈɡal/ [Portugal], [lɨˈɣaɫ] [Portugal], /lɨˈɡa.li/ [Portugal, Southern], [lɨˈɣa.li] [Portugal, Southern] Forms: legais [plural], mais legal [comparative], o mais legal [superlative], legalíssimo [superlative]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Compare leal, an inherited doublet. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|lēgālis||legal}} Latin lēgālis (“legal”), {{m|la|lēx||law}} lēx (“law”), {{doublet|pt|leal|notext=1}} leal Head templates: {{pt-adj|sup=+abs}} legal m or f (plural legais, comparable, comparative mais legal, superlative o mais legal or legalíssimo)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: legalmente, legalzão Related terms: ilegal, legalidade

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "legalmente"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "law"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Compare leal, an inherited doublet.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais legal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais legal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legalíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "+abs"
      },
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      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
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    "le‧gal"
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "legalidade"
    }
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        {
          "word": "ilegal"
        }
      ],
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        "legal"
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      "links": [
        [
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lícito"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "chato"
        }
      ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cool, nice, good"
      ],
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          "cool"
        ],
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "good",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, familiar) cool, nice, good"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fixe"
        }
      ],
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        "comparable",
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        "feminine",
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      "ipa": "/leˈɡaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[leˈɡaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡa.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣa.li]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal"
}
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    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese adjectives",
    "Portuguese comparable adjectives",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/al",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "legalmente"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalzão"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais legal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o mais legal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legalíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "sup": "+abs"
      },
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "ilegal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalidade"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "ilegal"
        }
      ],
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        "legal"
      ],
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        [
          "legal",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lícito"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "chato"
        }
      ],
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        "Portuguese familiar terms"
      ],
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        "cool, nice, good"
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        [
          "nice",
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          "good"
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        {
          "word": "fixe"
        }
      ],
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        "Brazil",
        "comparable",
        "familiar",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/leˈɡaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leˈɡaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɨˈɡa.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɨˈɣa.li]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal"
}

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