direto
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Etymology[edit]
Modified from learned form directo, borrowed from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, to govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare the inherited direito.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛtu
Adjective[edit]
direto (feminine direta, masculine plural diretos, feminine plural diretas)
- in a straight line
- Synonym: reto
- direct, without interruption
- Synonyms: ininterrupto, imediato
- Antonym: indireto
- straight, truthful, frank, sincere
- Synonyms: franco, sincero, verdadeiro
- Antonym: indireto
Adverb[edit]
direto (comparable, comparative mais direto, superlative o mais direto)
- directly, straightforward
- Synonym: diretamente
- Fui direto para casa.
- I went straight to home.
- (Brazil) constantly, all the time
- Synonyms: constantemente, o tempo todo, o tempo inteiro, toda hora
- Isso acontece direto.
- This happens all the time.
Noun[edit]
direto m (plural diretos)
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