Reis
Reis is the
Portuguese word for
kings. It may mean a number of different things:Surname Reis is a common
surname in the Portuguese language, namely in
Portugal and
Brazil. It was originally a
Christian devotional
family name of the
Middle Ages, probably due to the Portuguese name for the
Biblical Magi, the Reis Magos (the
Magi Kings). Sometimes the surname is dos Reis (of the Kings). The Reis surname does not denote a single
genealogical origin and there are many different families bearing that surname. The Reis etymology is probably from the Latin
Rex ("King"), and it is noticeable that it has relations with the
German Reich ("Kingdom, Empire"), and the
Dutch Rijk(also "Kingdom, Empire"), the Germanic names
Rick,
Rich,
Richard, etc.
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real
Noun
1. any rational or irrational number
(synonym) real number
(hypernym) complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number
(hyponym) scalar product, inner product, dot product
2. an old small silver Spanish coin
(hypernym) coin
Adjective
1. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
(synonym) existent
(antonym) unreal
(similar) actual
(see-also) concrete
(attribute) reality, realness, realism
2. no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
(synonym) real(a)
(antonym) unreal
(similar) proper(a)
3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
(synonym) actual, genuine, literal
(similar) true
4. not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"
(synonym) true
(similar) genuine, echt
5. not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
(similar) serious
6. possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
(synonym) tangible
(similar) concrete
7. being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
(antonym) nominal
(classification) economics, economic science, political economy
8. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
(synonym) substantial, material
(see-also) material
(attribute) substantiality, substantialness
9. (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"
(similar) tangible
10. coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
(synonym) veridical
(similar) realistic
11. founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
(similar) realistic
Adverb
1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
(synonym) very, really, rattling
Reis (das)
n.
rice, seeds of a tall marsh grass native to warm humid regions (used as a staple food throughout the world)
reisen
v.
travel, fare, journey, take a trip, sightsee, travel about and visit attractions, voyage, take a cruise
reír
v.
laugh, make a sound which expresses amusement (or scorn, etc.)
rei
n.
monarch, king; prince, ruler