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Latin
Participle
exigente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of exigēns
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exigentem, present active participle of exigō (“to demand, to require”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
exigente m or f (plural exigentes, comparable, comparative mais exigente, superlative o mais exigente or exigentíssimo)
- exigent (needing immediate action)
Further reading
- “exigente” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsiˈxente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: e‧xi‧gen‧te
Adjective
exigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigentes)
- exigent
- demanding, picky, exacting, choosy, fussy, tough, fastidious, finicky (hard to please)
- discerning
Es seguro para impresionar incluso al conocedor más exigente.- It is sure to impress even the most discerning connoisseur.
- (figuratively) demanding, challenging, taxing
Cada nivel es más exigente que el anterior.- Each level is more challenging than the previous one.
- (informal) high-maintenance
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