irrefragável

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.fɾaˈɡa.vew/ [i.he.fɾaˈɡa.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.fɾaˈɡa.vew/ [i.χe.fɾaˈɡa.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.fɾɐˈɡa.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨ.fɾɐˈɣa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.fɾɐˈɡa.bɛl/ [i.ʁɨ.fɾɐˈɣa.βɛɫ]

Hyphenation: ir‧re‧fra‧gá‧vel

Adjective

irrefragável m or f (plural irrefragáveis)

indisputable, irrefutable
- 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho, page 37:
  Compreende-se, portanto, que a pobre senhora, perante a irrefragável evidência, acabasse por reagir como qualquer esposa comum […]
  It is however understandable that the poor woman, facing the irrefutable proof, ended up reacting like any normal wife […]

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