directo
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈreːk.toː/, [d̪iːˈreːkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈrek.to/, [d̪iˈrɛkt̪o]
Participle edit
dīrēctō
References edit
- “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 edit
Adjective edit
directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of derecho.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)
- direct, straightforward
- blunt, straight
- directo al grano ― straight to the point
- (broadcasting, music) live
- (broadcasting, Internet) live stream, stream
- Synonyms: (Spain) emisión en directo, (Latin America) transmisión en vivo
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “directo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014