desperto

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See also: despertó

Catalan

Verb

desperto

first-person singular present indicative of despertar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɛʁ.tu/ , /d͡ʒisˈpɛʁ.tu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /desˈpɛɾ.tu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɛɾ.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ , /d͡ʒiʃˈpɛʁ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɛɻ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɛɾ.tu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desperto, from Vulgar Latin de + * expertus for Latin experrēctus. Compare Spanish despierto.

Adjective

desperto (feminine desperta, masculine plural despertos, feminine plural despertas, not comparable)

awake (conscious)
Synonyms: acordado, despertado
disturbed

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Etymology 2

Verb

desperto

first-person singular present indicative of despertar

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