direita

Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine of direito. Or from Old Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrectus (straight), from dīrigō (lay straight; direct; distribute), from dis- + regō (I rule, govern), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare Spanish derecha, Catalan dreta, French droite, Italian dritta, Romanian dreapta.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɾej.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ˈɾɐj.tɐ/
  • Hyphenation: di‧rei‧ta

Noun

direita f (uncountable)

  1. right (opposite of left)
  2. (politics) right

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • extrema-direita

Adjective

direita

  1. Feminine singular of adjective direito.
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