boas-tardes

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• boa tarde
• boa-tarde

Etymology

From boas (“good”) and tardes (“afternoons”): "good nights".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐsˈtaʁ.d͡ʒis/ [ˌbo.ɐsˈtaɦ.d͡ʒis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐsˈtaʁ.d͡ʒis/ [ˌbo.ɐsˈtaɦ.d͡ʒis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐsˈtaɾ.d͡ʒis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaʁ.d͡ʒiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.asˈtaɻ.des/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.dɨʃ/ [ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.ðɨʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.dɨʃ/ [ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.ðɨʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo(w).ɐʃˈtaɾ.dɨʃ/ [ˌbo(w).ɐʃˈtaɾ.ðɨʃ]

• Hyphenation: bo‧as‧-tar‧des

2. Oenothera biennis

Noun

boas-tardes m pl or f pl

1. good afternoon

   Synonym: boa-tarde

   Boas-tardes, tudo bem?

   Good afternoon, how are you?

2. (botany) Oenothera biennis

Related terms

• bons-dias
• boas-noites

Further reading

• “boas-tardes”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “boas-tardes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024