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direto

Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tu/

direto is spelled D-I-R-E-T-O (6 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,676th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Direto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a live broadcast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “golpe do jogo de boxe, soco, em que se distende o antebraço com violência em direção ao oponente”.

What does direto mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    in a straight line

  2. 2

    direct, without interruption

  3. 3

    straight, truthful, frank, sincere

adverb

  1. 1

    directly, straightforward

    Fui direto para casa.

  2. 2

    Brazilconstantly, all the time

    Isso acontece direto.

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea live broadcast

  2. 2

    masculinelive stream

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que segue em linha reta 2. reto, correto 3. sem desvios 4. sem intermediários

adverb: 1. de maneira constante, constantemente 2. sem desviar-se do objetivo

noun: 1. golpe do jogo de boxe, soco, em que se distende o antebraço com violência em direção ao oponente

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 direto

  • direta feminine
  • diretos masculine plural
  • diretas feminine plural
  • directo alternative
  • mais direto comparative
  • o mais direto superlative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce direto?

  • Brazil /d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tu/
  • Portugal /diˈɾɛ.tu/
  • /di.ˈɾɛ.tu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to direto

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is direto in Portuguese?

direto appears 58 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).

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