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voz meaning in English

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voz noun

voice [voices](sound uttered by the mouth)
noun
[UK: vɔɪs] [US: ˌvɔɪs]

voz antipassiva noun
{f}

antipassive voice(a verb voice that omits or demotes the direct object of a transitive verb)
noun

voz ativa noun
{f}

active voice(the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv vɔɪs] [US: ˈæk.tɪv ˌvɔɪs]

voz de Deus phrase

the voice of the people, the voice of Godphrase

voz do povo phrase

the voice of the people, the voice of Godphrase

voz média noun
{f}

middle voice(grammatical form)
noun

voz médio-passiva noun
{f}

mediopassive(grammatical voice in which the actor of a stative verb is not expressed)
noun

voz passiva noun
{f}

passive voice(grammatical term)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.sɪv vɔɪs] [US: ˈpæ.sɪv ˌvɔɪs]

vozerio noun
{m}

rattle [rattles](noisy, rapid talk)
noun
[UK: ˈræt.l̩] [US: ˈræt.l̩]

alta-voz noun
{f}

speakerphone(loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound)
noun
[UK: spˈiːkəfˌəʊn] [US: spˈiːkɚfˌoʊn]

avozinho noun
{m}

pa(grandfather)
noun
[UK: pɑː] [US: ˈpɑː]

correio de voz noun
{m}

voicemail(system)
noun
[UK: ˌvɔɪ.ˌsmel] [US: ˌvɔɪ.ˌsmel]

em voz alta adverb

aloud(loudly)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈlaʊd] [US: ə.ˈlaʊd]

out loud(aloud, audibly, not silently)
adverb
[UK: ˈaʊt laʊd] [US: ˈaʊt ˈlaʊd]

erguer a voz verb

speak up(to talk more loudly or plainly)
verb
[UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp]

porta-voz noun
{m} {f}

spokesman [spokesmen](one who speaks as the voice of a group of people)
noun
[UK: ˈspəʊk.smən] [US: ˈspoʊk.smən]

spokesperson [spokespersons](person who acts as the voice of a group of people)
noun
[UK: ˈspəʊk.spɜːs.n̩] [US: ˈspoʊk.spɜːs.n̩]

viva-voz noun
{f}

speakerphone(loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound)
noun
[UK: spˈiːkəfˌəʊn] [US: spˈiːkɚfˌoʊn]

vovozinha noun
{f}

granny [grannies](colloquial: grandmother)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræ.ni] [US: ˈɡræ.ni]