diversão

See also: diversaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• diversaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dīversiōnem, from Latin dīversus (“opposite; apart; diverse”), past participle of dīvertō (“to divert; to separate”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.bɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [di.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: di‧ver‧são

Noun

diversão f (plural diversões)

1. the act or result of diverging (to tend into different directions)

   Synonyms: afastamento, desvio, divergência

2. (military) diversion (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)

   Synonym: distração

3. (uncountable) the act of entertaining

   Synonyms: divertimento, entretenimento

4. (uncountable) fun (amusement, enjoyment or pleasure)

   Synonyms: divertimento, entretenimento, recreação

Related terms

• diverso
• divertir
• divertido