diversão

See also: diversaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

diversaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dīversiōnem, from Latin dīversus (“opposite; apart; diverse”), past participle of dīvertō (“to divert; to separate”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.vehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.veɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.veɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.vɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.bɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [di.βɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: di‧ver‧são

Noun

diversão f (plural diversões)

the act or result of diverging (to tend into different directions)
Synonyms: afastamento, desvio, divergência
(military) diversion (tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action)
Synonym: distração
(uncountable) the act of entertaining
Synonyms: divertimento, entretenimento
(uncountable) fun (amusement, enjoyment or pleasure)
Synonyms: divertimento, entretenimento, recreação

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