profano — meaning in English

English meaning

• blue adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
• layman noun A person without specialised knowledge or training in a particular subject.
• profane adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.

Senses

profano is used for these senses in English:

• blue (informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.
• layman (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
• profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

blue — full definition

1. adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
2. adjective Sad or depressed.
3. noun The colour itself, between green and violet on the spectrum.
4. noun A member of a police force, sports team, or political party associated with the colour blue (informal, often plural as "blues").

layman — full definition

1. noun A person without specialised knowledge or training in a particular subject.
2. noun A member of a religious congregation who is not clergy.

Related Portuguese words