consideração

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsīderātiōnem. By surface analysis, considerar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.de.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.si.de.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.dɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.si.ðɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: con‧si‧de‧ra‧ção

Noun

consideração f (plural considerações)

1. consideration (act of considering)
2. reflection, weighting (act of examining carefully)
3. reasoning
4. reason (reason to act)
5. deference, respect (esteem one feels for someone)
6. attention
7. value, importance, mount
8. (in the plural) comments (observations on a topic)

Related terms

• considerar

 

Further reading

• “consideração” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “consideração” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.