vaivém
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vai (“goes”) + vem (“comes”), third-person singular of the present indicative of ir and vir respectively.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ẽj̃
- Hyphenation: vai‧vém
Noun[edit]
vaivém m (plural vaivéns)
- to-and-fro motion; swaying motion
- coming and going (bustle of activity)
- (figurative) ups and downs (periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions)
- (figurative, uncountable) inconstancy; the state of being constantly changing
- Synonym: inconstância
- space shuttle
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:vaivém.