destemido

Galician

Etymology

From destemer, from temer (to fear). Cognate with Portuguese destemido.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [des.te.ˈmi.ðʊ]

Adjective

destemido (feminine destemida, masculine plural destemidos, feminine plural destemidas)

  1. fearless
    • 1886, Eduado Pondal, Queixume dos Pinos:
      así, cando caeran aqueles destemidos
      de nobres ideales os boos peitos enchidos
      non caeran en vano en oprobioso olvido
      coma o vulgo dos homes n'escuridade estintos
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  2. reckless

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.teˈmi.du/, /d͡ʒis.teˈmi.du/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.teˈmi.du/, /d͡ʒiʃ.teˈmi.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.teˈmi.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tɨˈmi.du/ [dɨʃ.tɨˈmi.ðu]

Adjective

destemido (feminine destemida, masculine plural destemidos, feminine plural destemidas)

  1. fearless (free from fear)
    Synonym: impávido
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