fons

[US]/fɔn/
[UK]/fɑn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Grupo étnico da África Ocidental, Fon.

Phrases & Collocations

fond memories

lembranças afetuosas

fond farewell

despedida afetuosa

fond of animals

gostar de animais

fond childhood

infância feliz

fond of music

gostar de música

Example Sentences

they recognized the sixties as the fons et origo of music as they knew it.

eles reconheceram os anos sessenta como a fonte e origem da música como eles a conheciam.

Real-world Examples

The new one was how it had got to lager's fons et origo, southern Germany—for the yeast in question had been found in Patagonia.

O novo era como havia chegado a fons et origo da cerveja lager, sul da Alemanha - pois a levedura em questão havia sido encontrada na Patagônia.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

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