No. 3,068 in Portuguese
apelido
Nickname or surname.
In a sentence
Meu apelido na escola era 'Flash' por causa da minha velocidade no futebol.
My nickname at school was 'Flash' because of my speed in football.
In this sentence, 'apelido' is used to describe a nickname given to someone in a social or informal context.
Ele usou um apelido falso para se registrar no site.
He used a false pseudonym to register on the site.
Here, 'apelido' refers to a pseudonym, which is not necessarily derived from their actual name but serves as an alias.
Será que o nome completo precisa incluir o apelido tradicional da família?
Does the full name need to include the traditional family nickname?
In this context, 'apelido' indicates a traditional nickname or inherited label within a family.
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