diretamente
Portuguese, adverb/d͡ʒiˌɾɛ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
diretamente is spelled D-I-R-E-T-A-M-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,494th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diretamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “directly; straight (without pause or delay)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de modo direto”.
What does diretamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
directly; straight (without pause or delay)
Fomos diretamente para casa.
- 2
directly; straight (as if in a straight line)
A lâmpada está diretamente à sua frente.
- 3
directly (by direct means; without intermediaries)
Ele precisa falar diretamente com o diretor.
- 4
directly; straightforwardly; plainly (without sugarcoating or beating around the bush)
Vou falar diretamente: não temos mais dinheiro.
- 5
diametrically (absolutely [in opposition])
Suas ideologias são diretamente opostas às nossas.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. de modo direto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diretamente
- mais diretamente comparative
- o mais diretamente superlative
- directamente alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diretamente?
- Brazil /d͡ʒiˌɾɛ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /diˌɾɛ.tɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diretamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diretamente in Portuguese?
diretamente appears 65 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).