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) 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)

  1. in a straight line
  2. direct, without interruption
  3. straight (direct, truthful, frank)

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