email

[/ˈiːmeɪl/]

noun/verbmasculinepl: emails

e-mail; correio eletrônico

1. A system for sending messages and files over the internet

I sent you an email this morning.

Enviei um e-mail para você esta manhã.

2. A single message sent via this system

Did you receive my email?

Você recebeu meu e-mail?

3. To send a message to someone using email (verb)

Please email me the document by tomorrow.

Por favor, envie-me o documento por e-mail até amanhã.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

e-mail

Most common usage; pronounced 'i-mêu'

São Paulo

e-mail

Standard usage in business and professional contexts

Portugal

e-mail; correio eletrônico

Both terms used; 'e-mail' more common in everyday usage

General Brazilian

mensagem eletrônica

More formal alternative

check your email

spam email

email chain

send an email

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