soltura

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From solto +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [soʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈtu.ɾa/ [soʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈtu.ɾɐ/ [soɫˈtu.ɾɐ], /sɔlˈtu.ɾɐ/ [sɔɫˈtu.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: sol‧tu‧ra

Noun

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soltura f (plural solturas)

  1. release (from prison, etc.)
    Synonyms: libertação, liberação
    Antonyms: prisão, encarceramento
  2. looseness
  3. (figuratively) disinhibition
    Synonym: desembaraço
    Antonyms: embaraço, timidez
  4. (figuratively) audacity
    Synonyms: audácia, atrevimento
  5. explanation, resolution
    Synonyms: explicação, resolução, solução
  6. diarrhoea
    Synonyms: diarreia, caganeira

Spanish

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Noun

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soltura f (plural solturas)

  1. fluency
  2. looseness

Further reading

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