recurso

Latin

Participle

recursō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of recursus

References

• “recurso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “recurso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recursus, participle of recurrere (“to return”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkuʁ.su/ [heˈkuh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkuʁ.su/ [heˈkuh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkuɾ.su/ [heˈkuɾ.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkuʁ.su/ [χeˈkuχ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkuɻ.so/ [heˈkuɻ.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkuɾ.su/

• Hyphenation: re‧cur‧so

Noun

recurso m (plural recursos)

1. option; choice; resort; means

   Synonyms: meio, opção

   É o último recurso para casos extremos.

   It is the last resort for extreme cases.

2. (in the plural) resources

   Synonym: riquezas

   Temos recursos limitados.

   We have limited resources.

3. (law) appeal

   Um recurso foi concedido a favor do réu.

   The defendant was granted an appeal.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:recurso.

Derived terms

• recursos humanos

Related terms

• recorrer
• recursivo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recursus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkuɾso/ [reˈkuɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -uɾso
• Syllabification: re‧cur‧so

Noun

recurso m (plural recursos)

1. writ

   Synonym: escrito

2. (law) appeal, writ

   Synonym: auto

   interponer un recurso ― lodge an appeal

   la interposición de un recurso ― the lodging of an appeal

3. option, choice

   Synonyms: alternativa, opción

4. resource, means

   Synonyms: medio, medios

5. resort, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety)

   Synonym: refugio

Hyponyms

• recurso de amparo (“writ of amparo”)
• recurso de apelación
• recurso de casación (“appeal, appeal in cassation”)
• recurso de hábeas corpus (“writ of habeas corpus”)
• recurso de reforma
• recurso de reposición
• recurso de revisión

 

Derived terms

• último recurso (“last resort”)

 

Related terms

• recorrer
• recurrir
• recursión
• recursivo

 

Further reading

• “recurso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014