verdant

[/ˈvɜːrdənt/]

adjective

verdejante

1. Green in color; covered with green vegetation

The verdant hills stretched across the landscape.

As colinas verdejantes se estendiam pela paisagem.

2. Fresh, flourishing, or lush with vegetation

The verdant forest was teeming with life.

A floresta exuberante estava repleta de vida.

3. Inexperienced or naive (archaic/literary usage)

He was a verdant youth, new to the world.

Ele era um jovem inexperiente, novo no mundo.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

verdejante

Most common translation, used throughout Brazil

General Brazilian

luxuriante

Alternative for lush/flourishing contexts

Portugal

verdejante

Standard usage in European Portuguese

Portugal

viçoso

Used for emphasizing lush and vigorous vegetation

in one's verdant years (in one's youth)

verdant valley (lush countryside)

verdant pastures (figuratively, new opportunities)

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