Translation of direito – Portuguese–English dictionary

direito

 
noun
  [ masculine ] /ʤi'ɾeɪtʊ/
(legal)
right , authorization
ter o direito de fazer algo to have the right to do sth
(facultativo)
o que é permitido pela lei
right
os direitos humanos human rights
law
conjunto de leis
Law
estudar Direito to study Law

direito

 
adjective
  /ʤi'ɾeɪtʊ/ (also direita /ʤi'ɾeɪta/)
que fica do lado oposto ao do coração
right
virar-se para o lado direito to turn to the right side
a mão direita one’s right hand
Antonym
que não se inclina
upright , straight
ter as costas direitas to have an upright back
Synonym
straight
uma pessoa honesta e direita an honest and straight person
Synonym

direito

 
adverb
  /ʤi'ɾeɪtʊ/
right , correctly
trabalhar direito to work correctly
Synonym

(Translation of direito from the GLOBAL Portuguese–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of direito | PASSWORD Portuguese–English Dictionary

direito

 
noun
 
due  [noun] what is owed, especially what one has a right to
entitlement  [noun]
right  [noun] something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc

direito

 
adverb, adjective
 
up  [adverb, adjective] erect

direito

 
adverb
 
squarely  [adverb] directly and firmly

direito

 
adjective
 
clean  [adjective] neat and even
right  [adjective] on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left)
straight  [adjective] not bent or curved
straight  [adjective] properly or levelly positioned

direito

 
adj
 
on end upright; erect

(Translation of direito from the PASSWORD Portuguese–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

 

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