contundente
Italian
editAdjective
editcontundente (plural contundenti)
Usage notes
edit- Used only in the legal phrase corpo contundente (“blunt instrument”).
Latin
editParticiple
editcontundente
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin contundentem, present participle of contundō (“to pound or bruise”).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: con‧tun‧den‧te
Adjective
editcontundente m or f (plural contundentes)
- blunt; bruising; contusing (of an object)
- (figurative) assertive; striking
- 2016 December 13, Maria João Guimarães, “António Guterres quer reformar a política entres as nacões”, in Público:
- Guterres fez uma crítica ao modo de funcionamento interno da ONU com uma declaração contundente: “Tenho a sensação de que as regras orçamentais da ONU servem mais para impedir do que para permitir as nossas funções”, disse, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) very aggressive
Related terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin contundentis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcontundente m or f (masculine and feminine plural contundentes)
- (of a punishment) heavy, severe
- (of a weapon) blunt
- (of a victory or defeat) overwhelming, resounding
- una derrota contundente ― a resounding defeat
- hearty (promoting strength; nourishing)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “contundente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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