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imobilidade

[i.mo.bi.li.da.de]
nounfemininepl: imobilidades
immobility
1. The state or quality of being immobile; lack of movement or motion
The immobility of the statue made it difficult to distinguish from real marble.
A imobilidade da estátua a tornava difícil de distinguir de mármore real.
2. Physical inability or unwillingness to move
After the surgery, the patient experienced temporary immobility.
Após a cirurgia, o paciente experimentou imobilidade temporária.
3. Figuratively, lack of progress or change; stagnation
The economy suffered from imobility due to political uncertainty.
A economia sofreu com a imobilidade devido à incerteza política.
4. In real estate, the condition of property or assets that cannot be easily moved
Real estate represents imobility of capital.
O imóvel representa imobilidade de capital.
Synonyms
imobilismoimobilizaçãoestagnaçãoparadafixidezinércia
Antonyms
mobilidademovimentodinamismofluidezagilidade

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
imobilidade
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
imobilidade
Standard usage in Portugal; may be less commonly used than in Brazil

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar em imobilidade
imobilidade social
imobilidade dos bens
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