Cristiano Ronaldo
/kɾis.t͡ʃiˈɐ̃.nu ʁoˈnaw.du/word by word
Cristiano Ronaldo is the name of a famous professional football player from Portugal in Portuguese.
In informal contexts, people often use the abbreviation CR7 to refer to him.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /kɾis.tʃiˈɐ̃.nu ʁoˈnaw.du/. It consists of 6 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- The name 'Cristiano' is a doublet of the Portuguese word cretino, which means 'cretin' or 'fool'.
- Portuguese speakers often use the diminutive Ronaldinho for other players, but Cristiano is almost never diminished as Cristianinho in a professional context.
Examples in context
- Cristiano Ronaldo é um jogador de futebol.Cristiano Ronaldo is a football player.This sentence is useful for identifying him as a football player.Tatoeba #788764 by lenon_perez, translation #523713 by CN
- O Cristiano Ronaldo é um jogador de futebol.Cristiano Ronaldo is a soccer player.This sentence shows an alternative way to state he is a football player.Tatoeba #3446698 by Welton, translation #7683475 by Ricardo14
- Cristiano Ronaldo se transferiu para a Juventus da Itália.Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Italy’s Juventus.This sentence provides an example of his transfer to the Italian club Juventus.Tatoeba #7030944 by Ricardo14, translation #12821725 by luafyn
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about football at a cafe.
- GabrielTu gostas de Cristiano Ronaldo?Do you like Cristiano Ronaldo?
- BeatrizSim, ele é um grande atleta.Yes, he is a great athlete.
- GabrielEu também acho o Cristiano Ronaldo incrível.I also think Cristiano Ronaldo is incredible.
- BeatrizEle é mesmo um ícone.He really is an icon.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (Cristiano, Ronaldo) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Cristiano, Ronaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
