à vista
Portuguese
Adverb
- (idiomatic) (payment) in full, as opposed to in installments
- Antonym: a prazo
- Vou pagar à vista.
- I'll pay in full.
- in sight; in view
- Há alguns lagos à vista.
- There are some lakes in sight.
- visible; exposed
- Synonym: à mostra
- De biquíni com as coxas à vista.
- Wearing a bikini, with exposed thighs.
Further reading
- “à vista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026