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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adversitātem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ , /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ , /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veɾ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/, /ad͡ʒ.veɾ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/ , /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.veɻ.siˈda.de/, /a.d͡ʒi.veɻ.siˈda.de/
- Hyphenation: ad‧ver‧si‧da‧de
Noun
adversidade f (plural adversidades)
- (uncountable) adversity (state of being adverse)
- adversity (an adverse event)
- Synonym: infortúnio
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