destro
See also: Destro
Italian
[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]destro (feminine destra, masculine plural destri, feminine plural destre)
- clever, able, dexterous
- right, right-hand
- (archaic) right, just
- (archaic) favourable/favorable
- Synonyms: favorevole, propizio
Noun
[edit]destro m (plural destri)
- (boxing) right
- (soccer) right foot
- (politics, rare, derogatory, in the plural) members of right-wing parties
- Synonym: destroide
- opportunity, chance
- Synonyms: occasione, opportunità
- (dated) latrine
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[edit]Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin dextrum. Cognate with Old Spanish diestro.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]destro m (plural destros, feminine destra, feminine plural destras)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese destro, from Latin dextrum. Cognate with Galician destro, and Spanish diestro. Doublet of Dexter.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: des‧tro
Adjective
[edit]destro (feminine destra, masculine plural destros, feminine plural destras)
- right-handed (more skillful with one’s right hand)
- Antonyms: esquerdino, canhoto, canhoteiro
- dexterous (skillful with one’s hands)
- expert (having exceptional skill in a field)
- Synonyms: esperto, especialista
- smart; astute (knowledgeable in practical matters)
Noun
[edit]destro m (plural destros, feminine destra, feminine plural destras)
- a right-handed person
- Antonym: canhoto
- a dexterous person
- expert (person with exceptional skill in a field)
- an astute person
Synonyms
[edit]- (expert): esperto, especialista
- (smart person): esperto
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛstro/2 syllables
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