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footnote
[/ˈfʊtnoʊt/]
noun
pl: footnotes
nota de rodapé
1.
A note printed at the bottom of a page that provides additional information or citation for text on that page
The historian added a footnote to clarify the date of the event.
O historiador adicionou uma nota de rodapé para esclarecer a data do evento.
2.
Something that is relatively minor or supplementary in importance
The scandal became just a footnote in the company's history.
O escândalo tornou-se apenas uma nota de rodapé na história da empresa.
Synonyms
note
annotation
reference
endnote
citation
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
nota de rodapé
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
nota de pé de página
Alternative term sometimes used in São Paulo
Portugal
nota de rodapé
Standard term in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
a mere footnote
relegated to a footnote
in footnotes
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