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agora.

now; right now (at the present time)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal[ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]Portugal/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. now; right now (at the present time)

    not-comparable
    Agora vou embora.
  2. now; any more (differently from the past)

    not-comparable
    Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.
  3. just now (very recently)

    not-comparable
    Ele disse/falou isso agora.
  4. this (in the current or next [date])

    not-comparable
    Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora. To a lesser extent, compare also Italian ora and Old French ore.

conj/aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal[ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]Portugal/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)

    Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.
  2. sometimes … sometimes

    familiar
    Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora. To a lesser extent, compare also Italian ora and Old French ore.

noun/aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal[ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]Portugal/ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. now (the present time)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora. To a lesser extent, compare also Italian ora and Old French ore.

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