English-Portuguese translations for entertainment

• entretenimento
  Agora em relação ao sector da música e do entretenimento. I turn now to the music and entertainment industry.
  O desporto não é só uma forma de entretenimento para o espectador. Sport is not only a form of entertainment for the spectator.
  O problema afecta muitos postos de trabalho no sector do entretenimento. The problem affects a lot of jobs in the entertainment industry.
• divertimento
  Quem pode assegurar o livre acesso à informação, ao divertimento e ao saber? What would ensure free access to information, entertainment and knowledge?
  Senhor Presidente, o desporto passou a ser um divertimento internacional magnífico. Mr President, sport has become a magnificent form of international entertainment.
  Todavia, os que consideram que os bens e serviços culturais são elementos da indústria do divertimento encontram-se de novo na ofensiva. Those who believe that cultural goods and services are part of the entertainment industry are once again on the offensive, however.

Definition of entertainment

• An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games
• A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
• Admission into service; service
• Payment of soldiers or servants; wages
• Reception; food to guests or travellers

Related words

• entertainment value
• entertainments officer
• entertainment allowance
• entertainment expenses
• entertainment industry
• entertainment tax
• adult entertainment
• in-flight entertainment
• in-flight entertainment system