No. 1,823 in Portuguese
oficialmente
Officially.
In a sentence
Hoje, o novo presidente foi oficialmente empossado.
Today, the new president was officially sworn in.
Here, 'oficialmente' is used to describe that the swearing in of the president occurred in an official manner or capacity.
O evento foi oficialmente adiado para a semana seguinte.
The event was officially postponed to the following week.
In this sentence, 'oficialmente' is utilized to denote that the postponement is recognized in an official declaration or announcement.
Ele anunciou oficialmente sua decisão de renunciar ao cargo.
He officially announced his decision to resign from his position.
'Oficialmente' in this case highlights that the announcement was made in a manner recognized as authoritative or formal.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “oficialmente” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “oficialmente” 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).