exigente

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Latin

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Participle

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exigente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of exigēns

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exigentem, present active participle of exigō (to demand, to require).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: e‧xi‧gen‧te

Adjective

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exigente m or f (plural exigentes, comparable, comparative mais exigente, superlative o mais exigente or exigentíssimo)

  1. exigent (needing immediate action)

Further reading

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡsiˈxente/ [eɣ̞.siˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: e‧xi‧gen‧te

Adjective

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exigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigentes)

  1. exigent
  2. demanding, picky, exacting, choosy, fussy, tough, fastidious, finicky (hard to please)
  3. discerning
    Es seguro para impresionar incluso al conocedor más exigente.
    It is sure to impress even the most discerning connoisseur.
  4. (figuratively) demanding, challenging, taxing
    Cada nivel es más exigente que el anterior.
    Each level is more challenging than the previous one.
  5. (informal) high-maintenance

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