à vista
Portuguese, adverb
à vista is spelled À-V-I-S-T-A (6 letters). À vista is a Portuguese adverb meaning “(payment) in full, as opposed to in installments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does à vista mean in English?
adverb
- 1
(payment) in full, as opposed to in installments
Vou pagar à vista.
- 2
in sight; in view
Há alguns lagos à vista.
- 3
visible; exposed
De biquíni com as coxas à vista.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. com pagamento imediato 2. de maneira que está dentro do perímetro que se consegue ver 3. de maneira que está exposto ao ver público
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.