ambiente
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.biˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
ambiente is spelled A-M-B-I-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 123 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 786th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ambiente is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “environment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of ambientar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar, espaço, recinto”.
What does ambiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineambient, surrounding
noun
- 1
masculineenvironment
- 2
masculinescenery, atmosphere
Gosto do ambiente deste restaurante.
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. envolvente, que rodeia os ou as por todos os lados
noun: 1. lugar, espaço, recinto 2. tudo aquilo que envolve os seres vivos ou as coisas
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.
Forms of ambiente
- ambientes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ambiente?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.biˈẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ambiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ambiente in Portuguese?
ambiente appears 123 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).