atenção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionem.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐtẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

atenção f (plural atenções)

attention
- 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 141:
  Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.
  I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.

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