| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| civil adj | (relating to society) | civil, social, civilizado adj |
| | The people there have no civil liberties. |
| civil adj | (courteous, not rude) | civil, cortês, polido adj |
| | Try to be civil to everyone, even if they're being rude to you. |
| civil adj | (law: not specifically criminal) (lei: oposto de criminal) | cível adj |
| | The case is a civil matter and will be settled out of court. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| ACLU n | initialism (American Civil Liberties Union) (União Americana pelas Liberdades Civis) | ACLU sigla |
| CE n | abbreviation (civil engineer) | Engenheiro Civil sm + adj |
| | Kevin works as a CE and makes a decent salary. |
| civil affairs npl | (UN: with local authorities) (ONU: civis que trabalham com autoridades locais) | civis sm pl |
| civil affairs npl | US (military: with civil authorities) (EUA militar) | tropa civil loc sf |
| civil ceremony n | (non-religious wedding) (BRA) | cerimônia civil loc sf |
| | They preferred a simple civil ceremony at city hall, but her mother insisted on a large church wedding. |
| civil court n | UK (city court, non-criminal court) | tribunal municipal loc sm |
| | A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings. |
| civil disobedience n | (peaceful protest) | desobediência civil sf |
| | More than 40 people have been arrested and charged with civil disobedience. |
| civil disorder n | (public unrest) | desordem civil loc sf |
| | There was civil disorder outside the stadium after the soccer game. |
| civil engineer n | ([sb] who designs public works) | engenheiro civil, engenheira civil sm, sf |
| | Ruth is studying to be a civil engineer. |
| civil engineering n | (design and building of structures) | engenharia civil loc sf |
| | The construction of buildings, roads and bridges is all part of civil engineering. |
| civil law n | (laws about private matters, rights) | código civil sm |
| | | leis civis sf pl |
| civil liberties npl | (personal freedom) | liberdades civis sf pl |
| | Al-Kidd claimed the Attorney General had violated his civil liberties by treating him like a terrorist. |
| civil liberties npl | (against governmental abuse) | liberdades civis loc sf pl |
| | Many people died in the battle for universal suffrage and other civil liberties. |
| civil liberty n | (against governmental abuse) | liberdade civil loc sf |
| civil partner n | (spouse in civil union) | parceira civil sf + adj |
civil partnership,
civil union n | (legal contract between couple) | união civil loc sf |
| | It is pure discrimination to say that we can form a civil partnership but we cannot get married. |
| civil protection n | (emergency planning in case of war) (gestão de emergências em tempo de guerra) | proteção civil loc sf |
| | | segurança civil loc sf |
| civil rights npl | (individual rights in a society,) | direitos civis loc sm pl |
| | If you don't claim and defend your civil rights you risk losing them. |
| civil rights movement n | (campaign for human freedoms) | movimento pelos direitos civis loc sm |
| | Martin Luther King, Jr. is a hero of the civil rights movement in the USA. |
| civil servant n | (government employee) | funcionário público sm + adj |
| | Some civil servants give the government a bad name. |
| civil service n | (government workers) | serviço público sm |
| | | funcionalismo público sm |
| | Denise had spent her entire career working for the civil service. |
| civil society n | (unofficial institutions of society) (instituições não oficiais da sociedade) | sociedade civil loc sf |
| civil unrest n | (law: disorder) | agitação social, instabilidade social sf |
| | These new policies have led to civil unrest across the country, in the form of demonstrations and strikes. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | guerra civil sf |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
| | A guerra civil desabrigou quase metade da população do país. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) (história, Estados Unidos) | Guerra Civil sf |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| | A Guerra Civil Americana eclodiu em abril de 1861. |
| civil wedding n | (marriage: non-religious) | casamento civil loc sm |
| | The bride and groom decided on a civil wedding as they were not themselves religious people. |
| in a civil manner adv | (politely, courteously) | de maneira civilizada loc adv |
| | Can we close this conversation in a civil manner? |
| Spanish Civil War n | historical (1930s war) | guerra civil espanhola sf + adj |