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Portuguese
Etymology
From direta + -mente.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧re‧ta‧men‧te
Adverb
diretamente (comparable, comparative mais diretamente, superlative o mais diretamente)
- directly; straight (without pause or delay)
- Synonyms: direto (more informal), (informal) reto
Fomos diretamente para casa.- We went straight home.
- directly; straight (as if in a straight line)
A lâmpada está diretamente à sua frente.- The lamp is straight ahead of you.
- directly (by direct means; without intermediaries)
- Synonym: (more informal) direto
Ele precisa falar diretamente com o diretor.- He needs to speak with the principal directly.
- directly; straightforwardly; plainly (without sugarcoating or beating around the bush)
Vou falar diretamente: não temos mais dinheiro.- I will say it directly: we have no more money.
- diametrically (absolutely [in opposition])
- Synonyms: completamente, totalmente, diametralmente
Suas ideologias são diretamente opostas às nossas.- Their ideologies are diametrically opposed to ours.