locução

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locūtiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lo.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/ [lo.kuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: lo‧cu‧ção

Noun

locução f (countable and uncountable, plural locuções)

  1. (countable) articulation (the quality, clarity or sharpness of speech)
    Synonym: dicção
  2. (by extension, countable) locution (style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style)
    Synonyms: fala, linguagem, linguajar
  3. (Portugal, by extension, countable) expression (a particular way of phrasing an idea)
    Synonyms: expressão, termo
  4. (grammar, by extension, countable) phrase (group of words that functions as a single unit)
  5. (Brazil, linguistics, by extension, rare, countable) syntagma (a constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit)
    Synonym: sintagma
  6. (film, radio, television, countable) voice-over
  7. (Brazil, film, radio, television, countable) The act of speaking into a microphone.
  8. (Brazil, film, radio, television, by extension, uncountable) elocution (the art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction and usage)
  9. (music, countable) A swell box shutter.

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