índole

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See also: indole

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (talent, nature).[1] Compare Italian indole.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. temperament (a person’s normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting)
    Synonyms: temperamento, carácter, vocação

References[edit]

  1. ^ índole” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (talent, nature).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈindole/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪o.le]
  • Rhymes: -indole
  • Syllabification: ín‧do‧le

Noun[edit]

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. type, kind, sort
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
      Como muchos de los hombres de su índole, que no temían a Dios, ni sabían orar y sí apenas hacerse en la boca la señal de la cruz
      Like many men of his sort, who did not fear God, nor knew how to pray, and scarcely knew how to mouth the Sign of the Cross
  2. nature, character

References[edit]

  1. ^ índole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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