Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehendō.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vew/ [he.pɾe.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], /ʁe.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vew/ [he.pɾɪ.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.pɾjẽˈsi.vew/ [he.pɾjẽˈsi.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vew/ [χe.pɾe.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], /ʁe.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vew/ [χe.pɾɪ.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.pɾjẽˈsi.vew/ [χe.pɾjẽˈsi.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vew/ [he.pɾe.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vɛl/ [ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsi.vɛl/ [ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsi.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.bɛl/ [ʁɨ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.βɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsi.bɛl/ [ʁɨ.pɾjẽˈsi.βɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: re‧pre‧en‧sí‧vel

Adjective edit

repreensível m or f (plural repreensíveis)

  1. reprehensible (deserving reprehension)
    Antonym: irrepreensível

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