ambiente

See also: Ambiente and ambienté

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbjɛnte/ [amˈbjɛn̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: am‧bien‧te

Adjective

ambiente m or f (plural ambientes)

1. ambient

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ambiente

1. inflection of ambient:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambientem, present active participle of ambiō (“surround”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbjɛn.te/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: am‧bièn‧te

Noun

ambiente m (plural ambienti)

1. environment
2. sphere or circle (of friends, etc.)
3. room

Derived terms

• ambientale
• ambientare
• ambientista

 

Further reading

• ambiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

ambiente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of ambiēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambientem, present active participle of ambiō (“surround”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.biˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.biˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.biˈẽ.te/ [ɐ̃.bɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈbjẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: am‧bien‧te

Adjective

ambiente m or f (plural ambientes)

1. ambient, surrounding

Related terms

• meio ambiente

Noun

ambiente m (plural ambientes)

1. environment
2. scenery, atmosphere

   Gosto do ambiente deste restaurante.

   I like the atmosphere of this restaurant.

Related terms

• ambiental
• ambientalista
• ambientar

 

Verb

ambiente

1. inflection of ambientar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbjente/ [ãmˈbjẽn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: am‧bien‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ambientem, present active participle of ambiō (“surround”).

Noun

ambiente m (plural ambientes)

1. atmosphere
2. environment (used with medio when talking about nature)

   Es importante proteger el medio ambiente.

   It's important to protect the environment.

3. room (clarification of this definition is needed)
5. (slang) the LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc) social scene

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Derived terms

• ambiental
• ambientar
• ambientazo
• ambientólogo
• bar de ambiente
• medio ambiente
• temperatura ambiente

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ambiente

1. inflection of ambientar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ambiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014