divórcio

[dih-VÓR-see-oo]

nounmasculinepl: divórcios

divorce

1. The legal dissolution of a marriage

The couple decided to go through with the divorce after ten years of marriage.

O casal decidiu prosseguir com o divórcio após dez anos de casamento.

2. A separation or disconnection between two things previously joined

There is a complete divorce between theory and practice in this case.

Existe um divórcio completo entre teoria e prática neste caso.

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General Brazilian

divórcio

Standard usage throughout Brazil

São Paulo

divórcio

Standard usage, no regional variations

Rio de Janeiro

divórcio

Standard usage, no regional variations

Portugal

divórcio

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

divórcio litigioso - contested divorce

divórcio consensual - uncontested divorce

papers de divórcio - divorce papers

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