anyone

[/ˈɛniˌwʌn/]

pronoun

qualquer pessoa, alguém

1. any person at all; it does not matter which person

Anyone can learn to play the guitar.

Qualquer pessoa pode aprender a tocar guitarra.

2. used in questions to refer to a person of no particular identity

Is anyone home?

Há alguém em casa?

3. used in negative statements to mean 'no person'

I don't know anyone in this city.

Não conheço ninguém nesta cidade.

NYC Slang

anybody, ya heard?

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

qualquer pessoa, alguém

Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese

São Paulo

qualquer um, alguém

Informal variant 'qualquer um' is very common

Rio de Janeiro

alguém, qualquer pessoa

Both forms used interchangeably

Portugal

qualquer pessoa, ninguém (in negative)

European Portuguese preference for 'qualquer pessoa' in affirmative contexts

anyone but someone - anyone except a specific person

anyone's game - a situation where anyone could win

if anyone knows - used when seeking information from others

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