conversação

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin conversātiōnem.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veh.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veχ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.vɨɾ.sɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.bɨɾ.sɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sa‧ção

Noun edit

conversação f (plural conversações)

conversation

Usage notes edit

In the general sense of conversation, conversa is more widely used. conversação is used in the expression aulas de conversação, conversation classes to learn a foreign language, or for political negotiations, as in conversações de paz (peace talks).^[1]

Related terms edit

References edit

^ “WordReference.com: Conversa e Conversação”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2015 July 22 (last accessed)

[1] “WordReference.com: Conversa e Conversação”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2015 July 22 (last accessed)

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