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Portuguese
Etymology
Past participle of atentar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
atentado (feminine atentada, masculine plural atentados, feminine plural atentadas, comparable, comparative mais atentado, superlative o mais atentado or atentadíssimo)
- thoughtful
- cautious
- alert
- (Brazil, colloquial) mischievous
- (Amazonas) anguished
Noun
atentado m (plural atentados)
- outrage, violent offence
- (law) attack (illegal act of violence toward another)
Derived terms
Participle
atentado (feminine atentada, masculine plural atentados, feminine plural atentadas)
- past participle of atentar
References
Spanish
Etymology
From atentar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atenˈtado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧ten‧ta‧do
Adjective
atentado (feminine atentada, masculine plural atentados, feminine plural atentadas)
- (dated) moderate, prudent
Noun
atentado m (plural atentados)
- violent attack, bombing
- atentado terrorista ― terrorist attack
- attempt (e.g. an attempt on somebody's life)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Participle
atentado (feminine atentada, masculine plural atentados, feminine plural atentadas)
- past participle of atentar
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