desenvolto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian disinvolto. By surface analysis, des- +‎ envolto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈvow.tu/ [de.zẽˈvoʊ̯.tu], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈvow.tu/ [de.zĩˈvoʊ̯.tu], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈvow.tu/ [d͡ʒi.zẽˈvoʊ̯.tu], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈvow.tu/ [d͡ʒi.zĩˈvoʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈvow.tu/ [de.zẽˈvoʊ̯.tu], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈvow.tu/ [de.zĩˈvoʊ̯.tu], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈvow.tu/ [d͡ʒi.zẽˈvoʊ̯.tu], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈvow.tu/ [d͡ʒi.zĩˈvoʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈvow.to/ [de.zẽˈvoʊ̯.to], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈvow.to/ [de.zĩˈvoʊ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zẽˈvol.tu/ [dɨ.zẽˈvoɫ.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zẽˈvol.tu/ [dɨ.zẽˈvoɫ.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zẽˈbol.tu/ [dɨ.zẽˈboɫ.tu]

• Hyphenation: de‧sen‧vol‧to

Adjective

desenvolto (feminine desenvolta, masculine plural desenvoltos, feminine plural desenvoltas)

1. fluent, at ease, agile, vivacious

   Antonyms: ansioso, agitado, atrapalhado

Related terms

• desenvoltura