What does concurso in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word concurso in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use concurso in Portuguese.

The word concurso in Portuguese means competition, contest, cooperation, co-operation, meeting, meet, crowd, influx, assembly, gathering, programa de jogos, concurso de beleza, concurso de beleza, concurso de culinária, competição de dança, concurso de site de busca, exibição de cavalos, concurso hípico, concurso de beleza, concurso de tiros, concurso hípico, concurso de soletração. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word concurso

competition

substantivo masculino (prova de seleção)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

contest

substantivo masculino (ação de concorrer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cooperation, co-operation

substantivo masculino (ação de cooperar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

meeting, meet

substantivo masculino (evento público)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crowd, influx, assembly, gathering

substantivo masculino (interseção, cruzamento) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

programa de jogos

noun (tv or radio quiz) (na tv ou no rádio)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Este é um dos programas de jogos mais populares da televisão. Você não precisa ser brilhante para ganhar um programa de jogos.
It's one of television's most popular game shows. You don't have to be brilliant to win a game show.

concurso de beleza

noun (competition: attractiveness)

concurso de beleza

noun (beauty contest)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The young girls competed for first place in the beauty pageant.

concurso de culinária

noun (US, AU (cooking contest)

competição de dança

noun (dancing competition)

Dancing with the Stars is the modern day version of a dance contest.

concurso de site de busca

noun (search engine contest)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

exibição de cavalos

noun (horse riding competition)

Samantha and her mare will compete in the dressage event at the horse show.

concurso hípico

noun (horseriding competition)

Samantha will compete in the horseshow.

concurso de beleza

noun (beauty pageant)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Pageants are now considered outdated and sexist.

concurso de tiros

noun (sport: quickfire contest) (esporte)

The team failed in the shootout, losing 3-2.

concurso hípico

noun (horseriding event) (evento eqüestre)

Joseph is good at riding horses and competes in showjumping.

concurso de soletração

noun (US (children's competition to spell words) (competição infantil para soletrar palavras)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Even very young children participate in spelling bees.

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