irredutível

Portuguese

Etymology

From ir- +‎ redutível.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.duˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [i.he.duˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.duˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [i.he.duˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.duˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [i.χe.duˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.duˈti.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨ.ðuˈti.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.duˈti.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨ.ðuˈti.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.duˈti.bɛl/ [i.ʁɨ.ðuˈti.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -ivɛl, -ivew
• Hyphenation: ir‧re‧du‧tí‧vel

Adjective

irredutível m or f (plural irredutíveis)

1. irreducible (that cannot be reduced or decomposed further or that cannot return to its primitive state)

   Antonym: redutível

2. (mathematics) irreducible (said of the numerical fraction whose terms are prime to each other, and which, therefore, is not simplifiable)
3. irreducible (that is intransigent; that is insensitive to opposing arguments or opinions)
4. (figuratively) unsubmissive; indomitable