directamente

Galician

Etymology

From directo +‎ -mente.

Adverb

directamente

1. directly

   Antonym: indirectamente

Portuguese

Adverb

directamente (comparable, comparative mais directamente, superlative o mais directamente)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of diretamente. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

From directo +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˌɾeɡtaˈmente/ [d̪iˌɾeɣ̞.t̪aˈmẽn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: di‧rec‧ta‧men‧te

Adverb

directamente

1. directly, firsthand
2. outright

   Synonym: abiertamente

Antonyms

• indirectamente

 

Related terms

• directo
• indirecta
• indirecto

 

See also

• derecho
• dirección

 

Further reading

• “directamente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014