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folga.

rest, day off (from work)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɔw.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˈfɔl.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈfɔɫ.ɣɐ]Portugal
  1. rest, day off (from work)

    feminine
    Amanhã é meu dia de folga.
  2. respite; break (a brief interval of rest or relief)

    feminine
    O professor não me dá folga!
  3. slack (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)

    feminine
    A corda tem muita folga, precisamos amarrá-la melhor.
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from folgar. Compare Spanish huelga (“strike”).

verb/ˈfɔw.ɡɐ/Brazil[ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]Brazil/ˈfɔl.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈfɔɫ.ɣɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of folgar: third-person singular present indicative

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

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

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