conversação

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin conversātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veh.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veχ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sa‧ção

Noun

conversação f (plural conversações)

  1. conversation

Usage notes

In the general sense of conversation, conversa is more widely used. conversação is used in the expression aulas de conversação, conversation classes to learn a foreign language, or for political negotiations, as in conversações de paz (peace talks).[1]

References

  1. ^ “WordReference.com: Conversa e Conversação”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 22 July 2015 (last accessed)
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