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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Chegada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʃeˈɡa.dɐ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arrival/əˈraɪ.vəl/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Estamos ansiosos pela chegada dele."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of coming to or reaching a destination.

    "We anxiously awaited the arrival of the delayed train."
  2. 2

    A person or thing that has reached a place or appeared unexpectedly.

    "He looked like the latest unexpected arrival at the party, drenched from the rain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, originating from Old French 'arrivee', stemming from the Vulgar Latin 'arripare' (meaning 'to come to shore', from 'ad-' to + 'ripa' bank or shore). Over centuries, the meaning broadened from nautical landfall to reaching any destination.

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