What does votos in Portuguese mean?

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

The word votos in Portuguese means votos, solicitar votos, votos de Natal, melhores votos, melhores cumprimentos, trocar votos, votos nupciais, ter mais votos, receber votos, contador de votos, votar contra, votos de casamento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word votos

votos

noun (hope, kind sentiment)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
Leve meus bons votos com você para o exame.
Take my good wishes with you to the exam.

solicitar votos

transitive verb (solicit opinion or vote of)

A swindler has been canvassing elderly people and tricking them into paying thousands of dollars.

votos de Natal

plural noun (greetings sent at Christmas) (saudações enviadas no Natal)

melhores votos, melhores cumprimentos

plural noun (warm wishes)

Please give my kindest regards to your sister and tell her I am always thinking of her.

trocar votos

intransitive verb (US, informal (politics: trade votes) (política)

votos nupciais

plural noun (promises made as part of wedding ceremony)

They exchanged marriage vows, promising to support each other in sickness and in health.

ter mais votos

transitive verb (cast more votes than)

receber votos

transitive verb (receive votes)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
A candidata do partido trabalhista recebeu mais votos que o candidato conservador, portanto ela venceu a eleição.
The Labour party candidate polled more votes than the Conservative candidate, so she won the election.

contador de votos

noun ([sb] who counts votes)

Cada assembleia tem contadores de votos de ambos os partidos.
Each polling station has tellers from both parties.

votar contra

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (proposal: defeat) (proposta: derrubar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
An overwhelming majority of committee members have voted the proposal down.

votos de casamento

plural noun (promises made by bride and groom) (votos feitos pela noiva e noivo)

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