o exterior

abroad, foreign country, outside, exterior, external

i ʃ t ɨ ɾ j o ɾ
noun Rare #30,477
abroad, foreign country Used with the meaning “abroad” in phrases such as ir para o exterior (go abroad).
PO: Minha irmã mora no exterior.
EN: My sister lives abroad.
outside, exterior
PO: O exterior da casa precisa de pintura.
EN: The outside of the house needs painting.

Ele estava determinado a viajar pro exterior.

He was determined to travel abroad.

O exterior desta caixa é verde, mas o interior é vermelho.

The outside of this box is green, but the inside is red.

Há o exterior e o interior.

There is the exterior and the interior.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)

Eu trouxe ele do exterior.

I brought him from abroad.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Decidiram suspender o casamento até que seu irmão chegasse do exterior.

They decided to postpone the wedding until his brother arrived from abroad.

Ele conta nos dedos quantas vezes viajou pro exterior.

He can count on his fingers the number of times he has traveled abroad.

Mas aqui ela está suja, e o exterior é melhor.

But here it’s dirty, and outside is better.

— Senna (2010)

O que conta é o interior, não o exterior.

It's the inside that counts, not the outside.

— Drive (2011)

adjective Rare #36,943
outside, external Often used before a noun, as in “mundo exterior” (outside world).
PO: A porta exterior está fechada.
EN: The outside door is closed.

Todos junto à linha exterior.

Everyone along the outer line.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Filósofos tendem a ter pouco contato com o mundo exterior.

Philosophers tend to have little contact with the outside world.

O Japão depende do comércio exterior.

Japan is dependent on foreign trade.

O orgasmo é uma experiência exterior ao corpo.

Orgasm is an experience external to the body.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Enzo era minha única ligação com o mundo exterior.

Enzo was my only link to the outside world.

— A Empregada (2025)