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obrigado
obrigado
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- brigado (Brazil, nonstandard)
Etymology
From Latin obligātus (“obliged”), past participle of obligō (“I bind in obligation”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɔβɾiˈɣaðu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌobɾiˈɡadu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌobɾiˈɡado/
- Hyphenation: o‧bri‧ga‧do
Interjection
obrigado
Synonyms
- (thanks): agradecido; valeu (Brazil, slang)
Coordinate terms
- obrigada (used by a female)
See also
Adjective
obrigado m (feminine singular obrigada, masculine plural obrigados, feminine plural obrigadas, comparable)
- obligatory; mandatory (required or commanded by authority)
- (formal) grateful, thankful
Synonyms
- (obligatory): mandatório, obrigatório, requerido
- (grateful): agradecido, grato, reconhecido
Antonyms
- (obligatory): facultativo, opcional, optativo
Noun
obrigado m (plural obrigados, feminine obrigada, feminine plural obrigadas)
- (law) someone bound by a legal obligation
- a thank you (instance of expressing gratitude)
Antonyms
- (someone bound by a legal obligation): desobrigado
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Verb
obrigado
- Masculine singular past participle of obrigar