perto
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See also: Perto
Macanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese perto.
Adverb
[edit]perto (augmentative perto-perto)
- close, closely, near, next
- perto di Macau ― near Macau
- perto-perto ― very near
- Cavâ sentá más unchinho ora, já vêm coraze chomá A Peng vêm perto.
- After sitting for a bit more time, he summoned the courage to call for A Peng to come close.
- almost
- perto fêto ― almost done
References
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese preto, from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus. See also the related preto.
Pronunciation
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- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɺ.tu/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛ.ʈʊ/
Adverb
[edit]perto (comparable, comparative mais perto, superlative o mais perto)
Derived terms
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