direito
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Modified orthographically from Old Galician-Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of direto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
direito m (plural direitos)
- law (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts)
Adjective edit
direito (feminine direita, masculine plural direitos, feminine plural direitas, comparable, comparative mais direito, superlative o mais direito or direitíssimo, diminutive direitinho)
- right (toward the right side; right-hand)
- Antonym: esquerdo
- right (complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct)
- right (fit for purpose; appropriate; right)
- (politics) right, right-wing (pertaining to the political right)
- Antonym: esquerdo