ruas

[ˈʁu.əs]

nounfemininepl: ruas

streets

1. Public roads in a city or town, typically lined with buildings and used for pedestrian and vehicle traffic

The streets of Lisbon are very charming.

As ruas de Lisboa são muito charmosas.

2. A way or route

He walked the streets looking for work.

Ele percorreu as ruas procurando trabalho.

NYC Slang

streets

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ruas

Standard usage for streets in urban areas

Rio de Janeiro

ruas

Common usage, sometimes shortened in informal speech

São Paulo

ruas

Standard usage in metropolitan context

Portugal

ruas

Standard usage, may be referred to as 'travessas' or 'becos' for smaller streets

pelas ruas - walking around the streets, roaming

nas ruas - on the streets, homeless

homem/mulher de rua - street person, homeless person

rua acima/abaixo - up/down the street

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