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)
- in a straight line
- direct, without interruption
- straight (direct, truthful, frank)
Synonyms
- (in a straight line): reto
- (direct): ininterrupto, imediato
- (frank): franco
Antonyms
- (direct, frank): indireto
Related terms
- direitista
- direitura
- endireitar
- indireta
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