desenvoltura

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin desinvoltura. By surface analysis, des- +‎ envoltura.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.vowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [de.zẽ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.vowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [de.zĩ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.vowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒi.zẽ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.vowˈtu.ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.vowˈtu.ɾa/ [de.zẽ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.vowˈtu.ɾa/ [de.zĩ.voʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zẽ.volˈtu.ɾɐ/ [dɨ.zẽ.voɫˈtu.ɾɐ], /dɨ.zẽ.vɔlˈtu.ɾɐ/ [dɨ.zẽ.vɔɫˈtu.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: de‧sen‧vol‧tu‧ra

Noun

desenvoltura f (plural desenvolturas)

  1. fluency, ease, agility, vivacity
    Antonyms: ansiedade, insegurança
    Eu jamais conseguiria falar em público com tamanha desenvoltura.
    I would never be capable of speaking in public with such ease.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin desinvoltura.

Noun

desenvoltura f (plural desenvolturas)

  1. fluency, ease
    • 2015 July 17, “Querido Gabilondo”, in El País‎:
      A ver, te preguntas, ¿cuántas veces has llegado tú a un sitio con esa intensidad corporal, que parece el reflejo de una desenvoltura interior extraordinaria?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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