estado de bem-estar social
Portuguese, noun
estado de bem-estar social is spelled E-S-T-A-D-O-D-E-B-E-M-E-S-T-A-R-S-O-C-I-A-L (22 letters). Estado de bem-estar social is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “welfare state (a state that takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does estado de bem-estar social mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewelfare state (a state that takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Estado assistencial
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 estado de bem-estar social
- estados de bem-estar social plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).