reunião
/ʁe.u.niˈɐ̃w̃/feminine
The Portuguese word for 'meeting' is reunião.
The term reunião is the standard word for professional, academic or formal organizational gatherings. Common phrases include reunião de negócios (business meeting), reunião de equipe (team meeting) and reunião de diretoria (board meeting).
Meaning: gathering for a purpose (noun)
Which one should you use?
While reunião refers to a formal or organized meeting, such as a business or committee meeting, the word encontro is used for more casual or social meetings, such as a date or a chance encounter.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural of reunião is reuniões.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /ʁe.u.niˈɐ̃w̃/ and has four syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.
Did you know?
- The word reunião is a doublet of the proper noun Reunião, which refers to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
- In some Portuguese-speaking corporate cultures, a reunião may begin with a period of social chatting called cafezinho, which is considered an essential part of the meeting's success.
- The root of reunião is unir, which shares a common ancestor with the English word 'unite'.
Examples in context
- Eu vou à reunião.I will go to the meeting.This sentence shows how to express going to a meeting using reunião.Tatoeba #981589 by lenon_perez, translation #490262 by sacredceltic
- Onde é a reunião?Where is the meeting?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a meeting using reunião.Tatoeba #7132964 by iart61, translation #8279312 by XY
- Como foi a reunião?How did the meeting go?This sentence is useful for asking how a meeting went using reunião.Tatoeba #4822839 by Ricardo14, translation #3428592 by CK
- Faremos uma reunião amanhã para discutir os resultados do trimestre.We will have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the quarterly results.
- O encontro dos líderes mundiais deverá discutir questões urgentes.The meeting of world leaders will discuss urgent matters.
- A reunião de diretoria começará às 14h.The board meeting will start at 2 PM.
- Vamos marcar um papo para acertar os detalhes.Let's schedule a meeting to sort out the details.
- Eu tive uma conversa produtiva com meu colega hoje.I had a productive meeting with my colleague today.
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Example conversation
Beatriz and Rodrigo are at a cafe talking about work.
- RodrigoVocê esqueceu a reunião de hoje?Did you forget today's meeting?
- BeatrizNão, eu estou atrasada para a reunião.No, I am late for the meeting.
- RodrigoA reunião será longa?Will the meeting be long?
- BeatrizSim, a reunião será cansativa.Yes, the meeting will be tiring.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “meeting” translations and entries reunião, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries reunião, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
