irreverente

See also: irrévérente

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin irreverentem.

Adjective

irreverente m or f (plural irreverentes)

1. irreverent

Related terms

• irreverencia

Further reading

• “irreverente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin irreverentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.he.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.he.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.χe.veˈɾẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.veˈɾẽ.te/ [i.he.veˈɾẽ.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.vɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.vɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.bɨˈɾẽ.tɨ/ [i.ʁɨ.βɨˈɾẽ.tɨ]

• Rhymes: -ẽt͡ʃi, -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: ir‧re‧ve‧ren‧te

Adjective

irreverente m or f (plural irreverentes)

1. disrespectful, irreverent (lacking respect or seriousness)
2. irreverent (that does not show respect for established rules or situations)
3. (figuratively) irreverent (that reveals boldness, relaxation or informality when approaching something considered serious or that defies common sense)

Related terms

nouns

• irreverência f

 

Further reading

• “irreverente”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “irreverente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin irreverentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irebeˈɾente/ [i.re.β̞eˈɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: i‧rre‧ve‧ren‧te

Adjective

irreverente m or f (masculine and feminine plural irreverentes)

1. irreverent

Related terms

• irreverencia

 

Further reading

• “irreverente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28