cansaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From cansar (“to tire”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈsa.su/

  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: can‧sa‧ço

Noun

cansaço m (plural cansaços)

  1. fatigue, tiredness, weariness
    • unknown, Fernando Pessoa, A hora do diabo
      «... Não quis que eles viessem até à porta. Saí ali mesmo; insisti. Ah, que cansada estou!» E, num gesto de grande cansaço, e esquecendo-se de um beijo, foi-se deitar.
      «... I didn't want them to come to the door. I left right there; I insisted. Ah, how tired I am!» And, in a gesture of great tiredness, and forgetting a kiss, (s)he went to bed.
  2. weakness

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