fácil

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: facil and fàcil

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin facilis.

Adjective[edit]

fácil (epicene, plural fáciles)

  1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin facilis.

Adjective[edit]

fácil m or f (plural fáciles)
fácil m or f (plural fáceis, reintegrationist norm)

  1. easy
    Synonym: difícil

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin facilis, from faciō (“to do; to make”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.siw/ [ˈfa.siʊ̯], (colloquial) /ˈfa.sju/

Adjective[edit]

fácil m or f (plural fáceis)

  1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)
    Synonym: simples
    Antonyms: complicado, difícil
  2. which is understood at no cost; simple
  3. (of a person) who has an affable attitude; accessible
  4. (of a person) who collaborates docilely; conciliatory
  5. that it is comfortable; convenient
  6. that arises spontaneously
  7. that shows little reflection; thoughtless; precipitate; frivolous
  8. shallow; simplistic
  9. that has little value
  10. what can happen; possible
  11. (derogatory, of a person) easy (consenting readily to sex)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “fácil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin facilis. Compare English facile.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfaθil/ [ˈfa.θil]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈfasil/ [ˈfa.sil]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθil
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asil
  • Syllabification: fá‧cil

Adjective[edit]

fácil m or f (masculine and feminine plural fáciles, superlative facilísimo)

  1. easy, facile, simple (requiring little effort)
    Antonym: difícil
    Quiero un trabajo fácil.
    I want an easy task.
    El proyecto se ve fácil de llevar a cabo.
    The project seems easy to carry out.
  2. easy-to-use, user-friendly (Clipping of fácil de usar.)
  3. (slang) easy (being readily available for sex)
    Synonym: ofrecido
  4. (obsolete) gullible, credulous
    Synonyms: crédulo, cándido

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fácil

  1. easily
    Synonym: fácilmente
    Demasiado fácil lo dices.
    You say that too easily.

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=fácil&oldid=78937820"