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entendimento

[ẽ.tẽ.di.mẽ.tu]
nounmasculinepl: entendimentos
understanding
1. The act or process of comprehending; mental grasp or apprehension
His understanding of the subject was impressive.
Seu entendimento do assunto era impressionante.
2. Agreement or mutual arrangement between parties
They reached an understanding about the terms.
Eles chegaram a um entendimento sobre os termos.
3. The faculty or power of comprehension; intellect or reason
Use your understanding to solve this problem.
Use seu entendimento para resolver este problema.
4. An informal or implicit agreement
We have an understanding that you'll handle the logistics.
Temos um entendimento de que você cuidará da logística.
Synonyms
compreensãointerpretaçãoacordointeligênciarazãocognição
Antonyms
incompreensãodesacordoignorânciadesentendimento

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
entendimento
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
entendimento
Common in business and legal contexts
Portugal
entendimento
Standard usage; sometimes replaced by 'compreensão' in casual speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

chegar a um entendimento (to reach an understanding)
ter entendimento (to have understanding)
homem de grande entendimento (a man of great understanding)
por entendimento (by mutual agreement)
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