direta
Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tɐ/
direta is spelled D-I-R-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,772nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Direta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “all-nighter (act of staying up all night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of direto.
What does direta mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineall-nighter (act of staying up all night)
Vou fazer uma direta.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of direto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of direta
- diretas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce direta?
- Brazil /d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tɐ/
- Portugal /diˈɾɛ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is direta in Portuguese?
direta appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).