primor

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See also: primör

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Etymology

From prim +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

primor f (uncountable)

  1. thinness
    Synonym: primesa

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin primoris.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: pri‧mor

Noun

primor m (plural primores)

  1. (uncountable) finesse, perfection, excellence, delicacy
    • 2019 February 19, Mariana Fernandes, Ronaldo bisou mas a Juventus não foi além de um empate com o Parma de Bruno Alves (3-3) [Ronaldo scored twice, but Juventus was held to a draw by Bruno Alves' Parma (3-3)]‎:
      O momento mais pressionante do Parma, porém, não se estendeu por muito mais do que cinco minutos e rapidamente a Juventus voltou a tomar o controlo do jogo, principalmente graças a três grandes exibições: Cristiano Ronaldo, como não poderia deixar de ser; Mario Mandzukic, que não tendo a classe e o primor de Dybala é anos luz [sic] mais influente do que o argentino [...]
      Parma's most pressuring moment, however, didn't last much longer than five minutes and Juventus soon regained control of the game, mainly thanks to three great displays: Cristiano Ronaldo, of course; Mario Mandzukic, who lacks Dybala's class and finesse but is light years more influential than the Argentine
    • 2017 October 31, Daniela "Nayuki" Amorim, High School DxD BorN – Análise [High School DxD BorN – Analysis]‎:
      Algo que no geral também deve ser aqui apresentado: o fan service. O primor de High School DxD deve-se em grande parte ao seu ecchi sem censura [...]
      Something that in general should also be mentioned here is fanservice. The excellence of High School DxD is largely due to its uncensored ecchi
  2. (countable) something or someone that stands out due to one or more positive qualities; delight
    • 1846, Gonçalves Dias, Primeiros Cantos [First Cantos]‎, Poesias Americanas, Canção do Exílio [Poems of the Americas, Exile Song]:
      Minha terra tem primores, que tais não encontro eu cá;
      [...]
      Não permita Deus que eu morra, sem que eu volte para lá;
      sem que desfrute os primores que não encontro por cá;
      [...]
      Such delights as my land offers are not found here nor elsewhere;

      Don’t allow me, God, to die without getting back to where I belong;
      without enjoying the delights found only there;
    • 2019 February 16, Reinaldo Glioche, Com sotaque inglês, "A Favorita" traz choque entre clássico e moderno ao Oscar [With an English accent, "The Favourite" brings a clash between classic and modern to the Oscars]‎:
      O roteiro e os diálogos são um primor, bem como toda a parte técnica - devidamente ornada pelas indicações - e favorecem um filme que pode causar estranheza para olhos viciados, mas que ganha pontos por essa insubordinação artística.
      The script and the dialogues are a delight, as well as the entire technical side—duly adorned by the nominations—, and favor a film that may cause strangeness to addicted eyes but wins points for this artistic insubordination.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin primoris (foremost).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾiˈmoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pri‧mor

Noun

primor m (plural primores)

  1. (uncountable) skill, care
    Synonyms: maña, esmero
    lo describe con primor
    he describes it carefully
    Realiza la faena con primor.
    She goes about the task skillfully
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Y también recordaba que a la vuelta, después de las horas robadas en siestas al trabajo se arreglaba con primor el pañuelo al cuello []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. lovely thing, gem

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