mudo

[ˈmu.du]

adjectivemasculinepl: mudos

mute; silent; dumb

1. unable to speak; lacking the faculty of speech

The mute patient communicated through sign language.

O paciente mudo se comunicava através da linguagem de sinais.

2. refraining from speech; silent; quiet

He remained mute during the entire interrogation.

Ele permaneceu mudo durante todo o interrogatório.

3. not expressing sound; voiceless (in phonetics)

In this dialect, the final consonant is mute.

Neste dialeto, a consoante final é muda.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

mudo

Standard usage across Brazil

Portugal

mudo

Standard usage in Portugal

ficar mudo de espanto (to be struck dumb with amazement)

mudo como um peixe (silent as a fish)

permanecer mudo (to remain silent)

tornar-se mudo (to become mute)

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