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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈkõ.tɾu/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈkõ.tɾu/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈkõ.tɾu/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈkõ.tɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈkõ.tɾu/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈkõ.tɾu/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈkõ.tɾu/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈkõ.tɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈkõ.tɾo/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈkõ.tɾo/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from desencontrar or from des- + encontro. Compare Spanish desencuentro.
Noun
desencontro m (plural desencontros)
- failed or unfortunate meeting
- mismatch (of ideas or principles)
- Synonym: incompatibilidade
(Can we date this quote?), Álvaro de Campos, A Frescura:Até não consigo acender o cigarro seguinte... Se é um gesto, / Fique com os outros, que me esperam, no desencontro que é a vida.- I can't even light the next cigarette... If it's a gesture, / Stay with the others, who are waiting for me, in the mismatch that is life.
Etymology 2
Verb
desencontro
- first-person singular present indicative of desencontrar