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Latin
Pronunciation
Participle
dīrēctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dīrēctus
References
- “directo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “directo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- directo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Adjective
directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of direto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of derecho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈɾeɡto/
- Rhymes: -eɡto
- Syllabification: di‧rec‧to
Adjective
directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)
- direct, straightforward
- blunt, straight
- directo al grano ― straight to the point
- (broadcasting, music) live
- (broadcasting, Internet) live stream, stream
- Synonyms: (Spain) emisión en directo, (Latin America) transmisión en vivo
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