afectado

Portuguese

Adjective

afectado (feminine afectada, masculine plural afectados, feminine plural afectadas)

  1. (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of afetado. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Participle

afectado (feminine afectada, masculine plural afectados, feminine plural afectadas)

  1. past participle of afectar

Spanish

Etymology

From afectar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afeɡˈtado/ [a.feɣ̞ˈt̪a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧fec‧ta‧do

Adjective

afectado (feminine afectada, masculine plural afectados, feminine plural afectadas)

  1. affected
  2. unnatural; awkward
    su manera afectada de hablar
    his awkward way with words
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Vestía la preciosa criatura a la moda, con elegancia no afectada.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: apektado

Participle

afectado (feminine afectada, masculine plural afectados, feminine plural afectadas)

  1. past participle of afectar

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