directo

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

dīrēctō

  1. 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)

  1. 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/ [d̪iˈɾeɣ̞.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡto
  • Syllabification: di‧rec‧to

Adjective

directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)

  1. direct, straightforward
  2. blunt, straight
    directo al grano ― straight to the point
  3. (broadcasting, music) live
  4. (broadcasting, Internet) live stream, stream
    Synonyms: (Spain) emisión en directo, (Latin America) transmisión en vivo

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