civil
Portuguese, noun/siˈviw/
civil is spelled C-I-V-I-L (5 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 699th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Civil is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que não é militar”.
What does civil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecivil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)
Se não quiser levar um tiro, use roupas civis.
- 2
femininemasculinecivic (relating to citizens)
Deves cumprir tua obrigação civil.
- 3
femininemasculinerelating to civil law
Estudo direito civil.
- 4
femininemasculineoccurring between the inhabitants of the same country
Guerra civil.
- 5
femininemasculinecivil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)
Seja mais civil e pare de criticar as pessoas.
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecivilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao direito civil 2. sociável, respeitoso 3. que não é nem militar nem religioso 4. civilizado
noun: 1. pessoa que não é militar
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 civil
- civis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce civil?
- Brazil /siˈviw/
- Brazil [siˈviʊ̯]
- Portugal /siˈvil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to civil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is civil in Portuguese?
civil appears 141 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).