transcultural

pt-adj

transcultural m or f (plural transculturais)

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.kuʊ̯.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

(sociology, anthropology) transcultural (that involves different cultures; relating to different cultures)


anomia

(sociology) anomie (alienation or social instability)


status

Unadapted borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of estado.

(sociology) status; standing (a person’s importance relative to others)


zeitgeist

(sociology) zeitgeist (the dominant set of ideals and beliefs of an era)


tribo

Borrowed from Latin tribus f (“one of the three tribes of Rome”), from trēs (“three”).

bor+

(sociology, informal) subculture (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs)


patriarca

From Old Galician-Portuguese patriarca, patriarcha, borrowed from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”).

der

(sociology) patriarch (male head of a community or household)


criminologia

From criminal (“criminal”) + -ologia (“-ology”).

af

(psychology, sociology) criminology (the study of crime and of the behaviour of criminals)


arrivismo

(sociology) arrivisme (the state or behaviour of an arriviste)


solidariedade

From solidário (“characterised by solidarity”) + -dade (“-ity”), from Latin solidum (“whole sum”), neuter of solidus (“solid; gold coin”).

suffix

(sociology) solidarity (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy)


tensão

Borrowed from Latin tēnsiōnem (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Doublet of the inherited tesão.

der

(sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent


gueto

Avisou / Que vai rolar a festa, vai rolar / O povo do gueto mandou avisar

2001 November 30, Anderson Cunha (lyrics and music), “Festa”, in Festa, performed by Ivete Sangalo, Mercury Records:

They let [us] know / That there’s gonna be party, yes, there’s gonna be / The people in the ghetto sent [me] to let you know

(sociology) ghetto (very impoverished or segregated area of a city)


americanista

pt-adj

americanista m or f (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanistic (relating to the study of the Americas)


americanista

pt-noun

americanista m or f by sense (plural americanistas)

(sociology) Americanist (expert in the study of the Americas)


intercultura

(sociology) interculture; cross-culture; cultural exchange (reciprocal exchange of cultural relations; intellectual exchange)


antielite

(sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)


cancelamento

Qual é a sua opinião sobre a cultura do cancelamento?

(neologism, sociology) the act of canceling somebody: ceasing to provide financial or moral support to someone deemed unacceptable


antifeudal

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.feʊ̯ˈdaʊ̯]

(politics, sociology) antifeudal (opposing a feudal system)


minoria

→ Tetum: minoria

Apparently from Latin minor + -ia. Cognate with Catalan minoria, Spanish minoría.

(sociology) minority (a group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society)


antipastoral

pt-adj

antipastoral m or f (plural antipastorais)

(literature, sociology) antipastoral (eschewing pastoral themes)


luta de classes

pt-noun

luta de classes f (plural lutas de classes)

(sociology) class struggle (struggle between social classes)


patriarcado

Borrowed from Latin patriarchātus, corresponding to patriarca (“patriarch”) + -ado.

(sociology) patriarchy (social system in which the father is head of the household)


adultizar

pt-verb

adultizar (first-person singular present adultizo, first-person singular preterite adultizei, past participle adultizado)

adultizo (first-person present singular)
adultizei (first-person preterite singular)
adultizado (participle past)
adultizar (impersonal infinitive)
adultizar (first-person infinitive singular)
adultizares (infinitive second-person singular)
adultizar (infinitive singular third-person)
adultizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
adultizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
adultizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
adultizando (gerund)
adultizado (masculine participle past singular)
adultizados (masculine participle past plural)
adultizada (feminine participle past singular)
adultizadas (feminine participle past plural)
adultizo (first-person indicative present singular)
adultizas (indicative present second-person singular)
adultiza (indicative present singular third-person)
adultizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
adultizais (indicative plural present second-person)
adultizam (indicative plural present third-person)
adultizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
adultizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
adultizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
adultizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
adultizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
adultizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
adultizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
adultizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
adultizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
adultizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
adultizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
adultizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
adultizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
adultizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
adultizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
adultizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
adultizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
adultizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
adultizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
adultizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
adultizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
adultizará (future indicative singular third-person)
adultizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
adultizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
adultizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
adultizaria (conditional first-person singular)
adultizarias (conditional second-person singular)
adultizaria (conditional singular third-person)
adultizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
adultizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
adultizariam (conditional plural third-person)
adultize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
adultizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
adultize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
adultizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
adultizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
adultizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
adultizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
adultizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
adultizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
adultizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
adultizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
adultizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
adultizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
adultizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
adultizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
adultizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
adultizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
adultizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
adultiza (imperative second-person singular)
adultize (imperative singular third-person)
adultizemos (first-person imperative plural)
adultizai (imperative plural second-person)
adultizem (imperative plural third-person)
não adultizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não adultize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não adultizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não adultizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não adultizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, sociology, psychology) to adultize (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviours earlier)


alcoologia

(sociology) alcohology (study of the effects of alcohol)


armadilha do desemprego

(sociology) welfare trap; unemployment trap (situation where someone stays in welfare because the benefits of a low-paying job are lower)


industrialização

pt-noun

industrialização f (plural industrializações)

(sociology, economics) industrialization (social and economic change associated with the adoption of manufacturing industries)


alternância de código

alternância de código f (plural alternâncias de código)

(sociolinguistics) code-switching (alternation between languages in a conversation)


islamização

(sociology) Islamization (the conversion of a society to Islam)


socialização

(sociology, psychology) socialization (the process of learning one’s culture)


suicidologia

(psychology, sociology) suicidology (the study of suicide)


alternativismo

alternativismo m (plural alternativismos)

(sociology) alternativism (rejection of social normality)


anarcoprimitivismo

(sociology) anarchoprimitivism (philosophy advocating return to a hunter-gatherer society)


androcracia

(sociology) androcracy (rule or government by men)


antimulticultural

pt-adj

antimulticultural m or f (plural antimulticulturais)

(sociology) antimulticultural (opposing multiculturalism)


anglicização

(sociology) anglicisation (the process of making English)


anglocentrismo

pt-noun

anglocentrismo m (plural anglocentrismos)

(sociology) Anglocentrism (the practice of viewing the world from an English or Anglo-American perspective)


anti-igualitarismo

(sociology) antiegalitarianism (opposition to egalitarianism)


anti-igualitário

pt-adj

anti-igualitário (feminine anti-igualitária, masculine plural anti-igualitários, feminine plural anti-igualitárias)

anti-igualitária (feminine)
anti-igualitários (masculine plural)
anti-igualitárias (feminine plural)

(sociology) antiegalitarian (opposing egalitarianism)


anti-igualitário

pt-noun

anti-igualitário m (plural anti-igualitários)

(sociology) antiegalitarian (one who opposes egalitarianism)


antiassimilacionista

pt-adj

antiassimilacionista m or f (plural antiassimilacionistas)

(sociology) antiassimilationist (opposing assimilationism)


antiburguês

antiburguês (feminine antiburguesa, masculine plural antiburgueses, feminine plural antiburguesas)

antiburguesa (feminine)
antiburgueses (masculine plural)
antiburguesas (feminine plural)

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.buʁˈɡe(ɪ̯)ʃ]

[ˌɐ̃.ti.βuɾˈɣeʃ]

(sociology) antibourgeois (opposed to the bourgeoisie)


anticastas

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaʃ.tɐʃ/

(sociology) anticaste (opposing the social system of caste)


anticlasse

(sociology) anticlass (opposed to a class system in society)


anticlassismo

(sociology) anticlassism (opposition to classism)


anticomercialismo

(sociology) anticommercialism (an ideology that opposes commercialism)


anticomunidade

(sociology) anticommunity (a community that defies the rules that usually govern communities)


anticrioulo

anticrioulo (feminine anticrioula, masculine plural anticrioulos, feminine plural anticrioulas)

anticrioula (feminine)
anticrioulos (masculine plural)
anticrioulas (feminine plural)

(sociolinguistics) anticreole (opposing the use of a creole)


anticultura

(sociology) anticulture (a culture set up in opposition to another culture)


antidiscursivo

antidiscursivo (feminine antidiscursiva, masculine plural antidiscursivos, feminine plural antidiscursivas)

antidiscursiva (feminine)
antidiscursivos (masculine plural)
antidiscursivas (feminine plural)

(social sciences) antidiscursive (opposing an institutionalized way of thinking)


antielitismo

(sociology) antielitism (opposition to elitism)


antielitista

antielitista m or f (plural antielitistas)

(sociology) antielitist (opposed to elitism)


antielitista

pt-noun

antielitista m or f by sense (plural antielitistas)

(sociology) antielitist (one who opposes elitism)


antiescravatura

(sociology) antislavery (opposed to the practice of slavery)


antiescravista

pt-adj

antiescravista m or f (plural antiescravistas)

[ɐ̃.tjɛʃ.kɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]


antiescravista

pt-noun

antiescravista m or f by sense (plural antiescravistas)

[ɐ̃.tjɛʃ.kɾɐˈβiʃ.tɐ]

(sociology) antislaver (one who opposes slavery)


antiestabelecimento

(sociology) antiestablishment (opposed to the political or cultural establishment)


antiestigma

(sociology) antistigma (opposing or countering a social stigma)


antiestrutura

(sociology) antistructure (a sociocultural structure that intentionally counteracts the mainstream)


antiestrutural

pt-adj

antiestrutural m or f (plural antiestruturais)

(sociology) antistructural (of or relating to antistructure)


antiestruturalismo

(sociology) antistructuralism (opposition to structuralism)


antiestruturalista

antiestruturalista m or f (plural antiestruturalistas)

(sociology) antistructural (of or relating to antistructuralism)


antiestruturalista

pt-noun

antiestruturalista m or f by sense (plural antiestruturalistas)

(sociology) antistructuralist (one who opposes structuralism)


antifamília

(sociology) antifamily (opposed to the traditional social construct of the family)


antigueto

(sociology) antighetto (opposing or countering ghettos)


antilíngua

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/

(sociolinguistics) antilanguage (a language used by a social group to prevent outsiders from understanding what is being said)


antimaterialismo

antimaterialismo m (plural antimaterialismos)

(sociology) antimaterialism (opposition to economical materialism or consumerism)


antimessiânico

pt-adj

antimessiânico (feminine antimessiânica, masculine plural antimessiânicos, feminine plural antimessiânicas)

antimessiânica (feminine)
antimessiânicos (masculine plural)
antimessiânicas (feminine plural)

(sociology) antimessianic (opposing a messiah)


antimito

(sociology) antimyth (a belief or system that opposes a myth or myths)


antinatalismo

(philosophy, sociology) antinatalism (opposition to the increase in human population)


antinatalista

pt-noun

antinatalista m or f by sense (plural antinatalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinatalist (a supporter of antinatalism)


antinaturalismo

(sociology) antinaturalism (the view that the natural world and the social world are different)


antinaturalista

pt-adj

antinaturalista m or f (plural antinaturalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinaturalist (opposing or rejecting naturalism)


antinaturalista

pt-noun

antinaturalista m or f by sense (plural antinaturalistas)

(philosophy, sociology) antinaturalist (one who opposes or rejects naturalism)


antipatriarcal

pt-adj

antipatriarcal m or f (plural antipatriarcais)

(sociology) antipatriarchal (opposing the patriarchy)


antipluralista

antipluralista m or f (plural antipluralistas)

(sociology) antipluralist (opposing pluralism)


antipluralista

pt-noun

antipluralista m or f by sense (plural antipluralistas)

(sociology) antipluralist (one who opposes pluralism)


antipositivismo

(social sciences) antipositivism (the view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world)


antipositivista

pt-adj

antipositivista m or f (plural antipositivistas)

(social sciences) antipositivist (relating to antipositivism)


antipositivista

pt-noun

antipositivista m or f by sense (plural antipositivistas)

(social sciences) antipositivist (an advocate of antipositivism)


antiprisão

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pɾiˈzɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pɾiˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(sociology) antiprison (opposing prisons)


antirracismo

(sociology) antiracism (opposition to racism)


antirracista

pt-adj

antirracista m or f (plural antirracistas)

(sociology) antiracist (opposed to racism)


antirracista

pt-noun

antirracista m or f by sense (plural antirracistas)

(sociology) antiracist (one who opposes racism)


antirrural

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.huˈɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.huˈɾaʊ̯]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.χuˈɾaʊ̯]

(sociology) antirural (biased against rural areas or people)


antissecular

pt-adj

antissecular m or f (plural antisseculares)

(sociology, religion) antisecular (opposing what is secular)


antissocialidade

(sociology, psychology) antisociality (the quality of being antisocial)


antissociedade

pt-noun

antissociedade f (plural antissociedades)

(sociology) antisociety (underground or marginalised social group)


antitortura

(sociology) antitorture (acting against or opposing torture)


antitradicional

pt-adj

antitradicional m or f (plural antitradicionais)

(sociology) antitraditional (opposed to what is traditional)


antitradicionalismo

(sociology) antitraditionalism (opposition to traditionalism)


antitradicionalista

pt-noun

antitradicionalista m or f by sense (plural antitradicionalistas)

(sociology) antitraditionalist (an opponent of traditionalism)


antiurbano

pt-adj

antiurbano (feminine antiurbana, masculine plural antiurbanos, feminine plural antiurbanas)

antiurbana (feminine)
antiurbanos (masculine plural)
antiurbanas (feminine plural)

(sociology) antiurban (showing a negative view of cities or city life)


antiviolência

(law enforcement, sociology) antiviolence (acting against or opposing violence)


antiétnico

antiétnico (feminine antiétnica, masculine plural antiétnicos, feminine plural antiétnicas)

antiétnica (feminine)
antiétnicos (masculine plural)
antiétnicas (feminine plural)

(sociology) antiethnic (opposing those of a particular ethnicity)


anómico

anómico (feminine anómica, masculine plural anómicos, feminine plural anómicas, not comparable)

anómica (feminine)
anómicos (masculine plural)
anómicas (feminine plural)

(sociology) anomic (socially disorganised, disoriented or alienated)


assimilacionismo

pt-noun

assimilacionismo m (plural assimilacionismos)

(sociology) assimilationism (the policy or practice of the assimilation into a mainstream culture)


assimilacionista

assimilacionista m or f by sense (plural assimilacionistas)

(sociology) assimilationist (an advocate of the assimilation into a mainstream culture)


socioleto

(sociolinguistics) sociolect (a language variant used by a particular social group)


arnoldiano

pt-adj

arnoldiano (feminine arnoldiana, masculine plural arnoldianos, feminine plural arnoldianas)

arnoldiana (feminine)
arnoldianos (masculine plural)
arnoldianas (feminine plural)

(sociology) Arnoldian (relating to Matthew Arnold and his works)


proletário

proletário (feminine proletária, masculine plural proletários, feminine plural proletárias)

proletária (feminine)
proletários (masculine plural)
proletárias (feminine plural)

(sociology) proletarian (relating to proletariat)


proletário

(sociology) proletarian (a member of the proletariat)


arracial

(sociology) aracial (without race or race distinctions)


weberiano

weberiano (feminine weberiana, masculine plural weberianos, feminine plural weberianas)

weberiana (feminine)
weberianos (masculine plural)
weberianas (feminine plural)

(sociology, economy) Weberian (of or relating to German sociologist and political economist Max Weber)


neopatriarcado

(sociology) neopatriarchy (modern system of male dominance, in contradistinction to a preindustrial patriarchy)


passável

(sociology) passable (able to be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other identity group)


interseccionalidade

pt-noun

interseccionalidade f (plural interseccionalidades)

From interseccional + -idade. Sense 2 is a calque of English intersectionality.

A interseccionalidade entre autismo e transgeneridade
The intersectionality of autism and transgenderism

(sociology) intersectionality (the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression)


microagressão

/ˌmi.kɾɔ.ɐ.ɡɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˌmi.kɾɔ.ɐ.ɣɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃]

Calque of English microaggression. By surface analysis, micro- + agressão.


apropriação cultural

apropriação cultural f (plural apropriações culturais)

Calque of English cultural appropriation.

calque

cultural appropriation
cultural appropriation


lugar de fala

pt-noun

lugar de fala m (plural lugares de fala)

Ela é branca e não tem lugar de fala sobre as questões que afetam as pessoas negras.

She is white and does not have the authority (literally, "place of speech") to speak on issues that affect Black people.

(sociology, Brazil) social position occupied by individuals with specific experiences of oppression, giving them the authority and legitimacy to speak on issues related to those experiences


racismo reverso

racismo reverso m (plural racismos reversos)

[ʁɐˈsiʒ.mu ʁɨˈβɛɾ.su]

(sociology) reverse racism (racism against the racial majority)


branquitude

(sociology) whiteness (the quality of being white in the racial sense)


passabilidade

Apparently a calque of English passability. By surface analysis, passável + -idade.

Aquela mulher trans não tem passabilidade.

(sociology) passing (the ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own)