What does semestre in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word semestre in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use semestre in Portuguese.

The word semestre in Portuguese means six-month period, semestre, trimestre, semestre, semestre de outono. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word semestre

six-month period

substantivo masculino (período de seis meses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

semestre

noun (6 months)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A previsão da empresa para o segundo semestre de 2014 é promissora.
The company's forecast for the second semester of 2014 is promising.

trimestre

noun (part of the school year) (parte do ano escolar)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ela se matriculou em cinco disciplinas no trimeste da primavera.
She enrolled in five classes for the spring term.

semestre

noun (1/2 academic year)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Gavin realised he had a lot of work to do in the second semester to make up for all the partying he'd done in the first.

semestre de outono

noun (US (education: autumn term) (educação: começando no outono)

My application was too late to begin in the fall semester so I will start in the spring.

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