No. 207 in Portuguese
devido
"Devido" means "due" or "owed" in English.
In a sentence
Ele não veio para a reunião devido ao trânsito intenso.
He did not come to the meeting due to heavy traffic.
'devido' used here means 'due to' and indicates the reason for the action.
O relatório está atrasado por causas devidas à falta de internet.
The report is delayed for reasons due to lack of internet.
'devido' here means reasons that are attributable to a cause, showing justification.
As consequências foram devidas às más decisões tomadas.
The consequences were due to poor decisions made.
'devido' here denotes something that is caused by certain actions, explaining the resulting situation.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “devido” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “devido” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).