directo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diːˈreːk.toː/, [d̪iːˈreːkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈrek.to/, [d̪iˈrɛkt̪o]

Participle

dīrēctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dīrēctus

References

• “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

Adjective

directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)

1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of derecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈɾeɡto/ [d̪iˈɾeɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: di‧rec‧to

Adjective

directo (feminine directa, masculine plural directos, feminine plural directas)

1. direct, straightforward
2. blunt, straight

   directo al grano ― straight to the point

3. (broadcasting, music) live
4. (broadcasting, Internet) live stream, stream

   Synonyms: (Spain) emisión en directo, (Latin America) transmisión en vivo

Derived terms

• acceso directo
• acción directa
• complemento directo
• democracia directa
• discurso directo
• estilo directo
• impuesto directo
• línea directa
• objeto directo

 

Related terms

• directamente
• director
• directora
• directorio
• dirigir
• en directo
• indirecta
• indirecto

 

Further reading

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