arrebatamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From arrebatar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.he.ba.taˈmẽ.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.χe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.to/ [a.he.ba.taˈmẽ.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɨ.bɐ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/ [ɐ.ʁɨ.βɐ.tɐˈmẽ.tu]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧re‧ba‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

arrebatamento m (plural arrebatamentos)

  1. rapture (act or effect of snatching, taking or tearing away in a sudden or violent way)
  2. (Christianity) rapture (gathering up of believers in end times)
  3. (figuratively) precipitation
    Synonym: precipitação
  4. (figuratively) sudden anger
  5. (figuratively) ecstasy; exaltation
    Synonyms: êxtase, exaltação
  6. (figuratively) enthusiasm
    Synonym: entusiasmo

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