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privilégio

[pri-vi-LÉ-ji-u]
nounmasculinepl: privilégios
privilege
1. A special right, advantage, or immunity granted to a person or group
Education is a privilege that not everyone has access to.
Educação é um privilégio que nem todos têm acesso.
2. An exclusive or special benefit or prerogative
Members of the club enjoy certain privileges.
Os membros do clube desfrutam de certos privilégios.
3. Legal exemption from a duty or liability
The lawyer invoked attorney-client privilege.
O advogado invocou o privilégio de confidencialidade attorney-cliente.
NYC Slang
the hookup
Synonyms
vantagemprerrogatuvadireito especialregalias
Antonyms
desvantagemrestriçãolimitação

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
privilégio
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
privilégio
Standard usage, occasionally colloquially shortened to 'privi' in informal speech
Rio de Janeiro
privilégio
Standard usage with same meaning
Portugal
privilégio
Standard usage, formal contexts preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

é um privilégio (it's a privilege)
sem privilégios (without privileges)
privilégio de nascença (birthright/privilege of birth)
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