durável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dūrābilis. By surface analysis, durar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.vew/ [duˈɾa.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.vɛl/ [duˈɾa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.bɛl/ [duˈɾa.βɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: du‧rá‧vel

Adjective

durável m or f (plural duráveis, comparable, comparative mais durável, superlative o mais durável or durabilíssimo)

durable (able to resist decay; lasting; enduring)
Synonym: duradouro

Derived terms

duravelmente

Related terms

durabilidade

Further reading

“durável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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