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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
de bem (invariable)
- to be friendly, on speaking terms with someone
- Antonym: de mal
- (by extension, especially with "life") to be happy or contented with something
- Synonym: quites
- Antonym: de mal
Fulano está de bem com a vida.- Jack is happy with life.
- a good or upstanding person, someone who doesn't do crime
Sicrano é um cidadão de bem, não tem por que prendê-lo!- So-and-so is an upstanding citizen, there is no reason to arrest them!
Como que ele se considera um brasileiro de bem se não paga os impostos?- How can he consider himself a good Brazilian if he won't pay taxes?
Usage notes
- (upstanding person): This word is often accompanied ny 'citizen' or 'man', as in "cidadão de bem" or "homem de bem", and finds some usage in presidential campaigns.