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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin retēnsus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Adjective

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reteso (feminine retesa, masculine plural retesos, feminine plural retesas)

  1. strained; outstretched; stiff; tense

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Participle

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reteso (short participle, feminine retesa, masculine plural retesos, feminine plural retesas)

  1. past participle of retesar

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: re‧te‧so

Verb

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reteso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retesar

References

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  • Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa. São Paulo: Encyclopaedia Britannica do Brasil Publicações Ltda., 1976.