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fala.

speech (the ability to speak)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈfa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. speech (the ability to speak)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. something spoken, such as a phrase or line

    countable · feminine
    É importante analisar a fala da personagem.
    Justo na hora de sua apresentação, ele esqueceu sua fala.
  3. a way of speaking

    countable · feminine
    Sua fala é muito engraçada.
  4. a way of speaking accent, pronunciation, or enunciation

    countable · feminine · uncountable
    A fala dele é sempre arrastada assim?
    Meu pai sempre tem a fala grave.
  5. a way of speaking a dialect or regional variant of a language

    countable · feminine · uncountable
    A fala do Norte é diferente daquela do Sul.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fala, from Latin fābula (“discourse, narrative”). Doublet of fábula, a learned borrowing.

intj/ˈfa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈfa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. sup? (used to greet someone)

    Brazil · informal
    Fala, Rodrigo, beleza?
Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈfa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈfa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of falar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of falar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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