Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

paz

/paz/Roman

English meaning: Peace

Definition

Freedom from conflict; harmony.

Usage — When, Where & How

Neutral to literary; used in political, religious, and everyday contexts about peace, calm, and quiet. Appears in many fixed phrases and blessings.

Common Collocations

  • acordo de paz
  • processo de paz
  • paz mundial
  • em paz
  • fazer as pazes

Word Forms

f.; pl. pazes

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Literary Heritage

“Por mares nunca dantes navegados.”

“Through seas never sailed before.”

Luís de Camões · Poet · 16th century

Os Lusíadas

Camões, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto I, stanza 1, line 2

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