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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Modified from learned form directo, borrowed from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, to govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare the inherited direito.
Pronunciation
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /di.ˈɾɛ.tu/
- Hyphenation: di‧re‧to
Adjective
direto (feminine direta, masculine plural diretos, feminine plural diretas)
- in a straight line
- Synonym: reto
- direct, without interruption
- Synonyms: ininterrupto, imediato
- Antonym: indireto
- straight, truthful, frank, sincere
- Synonyms: franco, sincero, verdadeiro
- Antonym: indireto
Adverb
direto (comparable, comparative mais direto, superlative o mais direto)
- directly, straightforward
- Synonym: diretamente
Fui direto para casa.- I went straight to home.
- (Brazil) constantly, all the time
- Synonyms: constantemente, o tempo todo, o tempo inteiro, toda hora
Isso acontece direto.- This happens all the time.
Noun
direto m (plural diretos)
- (broadcasting) a live broadcast
- (Internet) live stream
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