direção-geral

Portuguese

Etymology

From diretor (“director”) +‎ geral (“general”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ɾeˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒeˈɾaw/ [d͡ʒi.ɾeˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃.ʒeˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɾɨˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒɨˈɾal/ [di.ɾɨˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɾɨˌsɐ̃w̃.ʒɨˈɾa.li/

  • Hyphenation: di‧re‧tor‧-ge‧ral

Noun

direção-geral m (plural direções-gerais)

  1. general management, general direction

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