estresse

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾɛ.si/, /esˈtɾɛ.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾɛ.si/, /esˈtɾɛ.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾɛ.si/, /eʃˈtɾɛ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾɛ.se/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English stress, from Middle English destresse, from Old French, from Latin stringō (“to draw tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Alternative forms

• stress, stresse (Portugal)

Noun

estresse m (uncountable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. stress (emotional pressure)

   Synonym: (Portugal) stresse

Related terms

• estressado
• estressar
• estressante

Etymology 2

Verb

estresse

1. inflection of estressar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative