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civil meaning in English

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civil adjective

civil [civiller, civillest](related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl]

civilian(not related to the military armed forces)
adjective
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən]

civil noun
{m} {f}

citizen [citizens](civilian)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.tɪ.zən] [US: ˈsɪ.tə.zən]

civilian [civilians](non-military person)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən]

civil law noun
{f}

civil law(legal system contrasting with common law)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː]

civilidade noun
{f}

civility [civilities](politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: sə.ˈvɪ.lə.ti]

civilizado adjective

civil [civiller, civillest](behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl]

civilização noun
{f}

civilization [civilizations](organized culture)
noun
[UK: ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsɪ.və.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

civilização proper noun
{f}

civilization(people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior)
proper noun
[UK: ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsɪ.və.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

civilização do Vale do Indo proper noun
{f}

Indus Valley Civilization(ancient civilization)
proper noun

civilmente adverb

civilly(in a civil manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈsɪ.və.li] [US: ˈsɪ.və.li]

anticivilização adjective

anticivilization(opposing civilization)
adjective

aviação civil noun
{f}

civil aviation(non-military aviation)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌeɪ.vi.ˈeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌe.vi.ˈeɪʃ.n̩]

casamento civil noun
{m}

civil marriage(marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈmæ.rɪdʒ] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈme.rɪdʒ]

construção civil noun
{f}

construction [constructions](trade of building)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈstrək.ʃn̩]

desobediência civil noun
{f}

civil disobedience(active and non-violent refusal to obey)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.dɪəns] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.diəns]

direito civil noun
{m}

civil law(body of law dealing with private relations)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː]

engenharia civil noun
{f}

civil engineering(technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒə.ˈnɪr.ɪŋ]

engenheiro civil noun
{m}

civil engineer [civil engineers](engineer specialised in civil engineering)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪə(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ndʒə.ˈnɪr]

estado civil noun
{m}

marital status(term describing relationship)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.rɪt.l̩ ˈsteɪ.təs] [US: ˈme.rət.l̩ ˈstæ.təs]

guerra civil noun
{f}

civil war(war between factions within a single country)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr]

Guerra Civil Americana proper noun
{f}

American Civil War(civil war in the United States (1861-1865))
proper noun
[UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)] [US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr]

parceria civil noun
{f}

civil partnership(arrangement for same-sex couples)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈpɑːt.nə.ʃɪp] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈpɑːrt.nər.ˌʃɪp]

união civil noun
{f}

civil union(legal union similar to marriage)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.nɪən] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.njən]