direto
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Modified from learned form directo, borrowed from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“I rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare the inherited direito.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Northeastern Brazil) IPA(key): /di.ˈɾɛ.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɾɛ.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɾɛ.to/
- Hyphenation: di‧re‧to
Adjective
direto m (feminine singular direta, masculine plural diretos, feminine plural diretas, comparable)
Adverb
direto (comparative mais direto superlative o mais direto)
- directly, straightforward
- Synonym: diretamente
- constantly, always
- Synonyms: o tempo todo, constantemente
Related terms
- direitista
- direitura
- endireitar
- indireta
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