generalmente

[he-ne-ral-MEN-te]
adverb
generally
1. in most cases; usually; as a general rule
Generally, the weather is warm in Brazil during summer.
Geralmente, o tempo é quente no Brasil durante o verão.
2. without going into specific details; in a broad sense
Speaking generally, the project was successful.
Falando genericamente, o projeto foi bem-sucedido.
3. by most people or in most situations
This type of food is generally accepted by children.
Este tipo de comida é geralmente aceito pelas crianças.
This is a neutral, formal adverb commonly used in both spoken and written Portuguese across Brazil and Portugal. It's frequently used in academic writing, formal speech, and everyday conversation to indicate habitual or typical situations. In Brazilian Portuguese, it's interchangeable with 'normalmente' in most contexts.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
geralmentenormalmenteusualmentehabitualmentecomumenteem geral
Antonyms / Antônimos
raramenteexcepcionalmenteespecificamenteparticularmentenunca

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
geralmente
most common and standard form
São Paulo
geralmente
standard usage, no regional variation
Rio de Janeiro
geralmente
standard usage, no regional variation
Portugal
geralmente
identical usage in European Portuguese

Related Words

generalgeneralidadgeneralizargeneralizacióngeneralísimo

Related Idioms & Phrases

em geral
de um modo geral
no geral
por regra geral
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