surroundings

[/səˈraʊndɪŋz/]

nounpl: N/A (always plural in English)

arredores, entorno, ambiente

1. The area or environment around a particular place or person

The house is in beautiful surroundings.

A casa está em arredores lindos.

2. The things, conditions, or circumstances that surround someone or something

She felt uncomfortable in her new surroundings.

Ela se sentia desconfortável em seu novo ambiente.

3. The immediate environment or neighborhood

The surroundings of the city center are quite urban.

Os arredores do centro da cidade são bastante urbanos.

NYC Slang

hood (informal for neighborhood and surroundings)

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General Brazilian Portuguese

arredores, entorno, ambiente

Most common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

arredores, redondeza

Informal 'redondeza' also used for immediate vicinity

São Paulo

entorno, arredores

'Entorno' increasingly used in urban planning contexts

Portugal

arredores, envolvência, proximidades

'Envolvência' more formal in European Portuguese

in one's surroundings (em seu ambiente)

adapt to one's surroundings (adaptar-se ao ambiente)

blend into the surroundings (desaparecer no ambiente)

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