parabéns

See also: parabens

Portuguese

Alternative forms

parabens (obsolete)
parabẽs (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From parabém, from para + bem.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈβɐ̃j̃ʃ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.ˈbẽj̃s/, /pa.ɾa.ˈbẽj̃ʃ/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧béns
Audio (South Brazil) (file)

Interjection

parabéns!

Synonyms

(happy birthday): feliz aniversário!

Noun

parabéns m pl (plural only)

congratulations
Eu gostaria de lhe dar os parabéns pelo seu novo livro.
I would like to congratulate you on your new book.

Synonyms

felicitações

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