🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

recepção calorosa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-sep-sao ka-lo-ro-za

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Warm Welcome/wɔrm ˈwɛlkəm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os hóspedes receberam uma recepção calorosa no hotel."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A friendly and enthusiastic reception given to someone.

    "The guests received a warm welcome at the hotel."
  2. 2

    An expression of kindness and hospitality towards someone arriving.

    "The community offered a warm welcome to the new residents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'warm welcome' combines 'warm', derived from Old English 'wearm', meaning 'having a high temperature', and 'welcome', from Old English 'wilcuma', meaning 'one whose coming is pleasing'. The phrase evolved to convey a sense of friendliness and hospitality.

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