ambivalente

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃t/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Homophone: ambivalentes

Adjective

ambivalente

1. feminine singular of ambivalent

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

ambivalente

1. inflection of ambivalent:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From ambi- +‎ valente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.bi.vaˈlɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧va‧lèn‧te

Adjective

ambivalente m or f by sense (plural ambivalenti)

1. ambivalent

Derived terms

• ambivalentemente

Related terms

• ambivalenza

Further reading

• ambivalente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.vaˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.vaˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.vaˈlẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.vɐˈlẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.vɐˈlẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.bɐˈlẽ.tɨ/ [ɐ̃.bi.βɐˈlẽ.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧va‧len‧te

Adjective

ambivalente m or f (plural ambivalentes)

1. ambivalent (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings)

Further reading

• “ambivalente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ambivalente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambibaˈlente/ [ãm.bi.β̞aˈlẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: am‧bi‧va‧len‧te

Adjective

ambivalente m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambivalentes)

1. ambivalent

Related terms

• ambivalencia

Further reading

• “ambivalente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Adjective

ambivalente

1. definite natural masculine singular of ambivalent