atual

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• actual (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin actuālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.tuˈaw/ [a.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aˈtwaw/ [aˈtwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtwal/ [ɐˈtwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtwal/ [ɐˈtwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtwa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧tu‧al

Adjective

atual m or f (plural atuais)

1. actual
2. current, present

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:atual.

Derived terms

• atualmente

Related terms

• atualístico
• atualização
• atualizado
• atualizador
• atualizar
• atualizável

Further reading

• “atual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025