"fala" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfa.lɐ/ Forms: falas [plural]
Rhymes: -alɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese fala, from Latin fābula (“discourse, narrative”). Compare fábula, a borrowed doublet. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|ine-pro}}, {{root|pt|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|fala}} Old Galician-Portuguese fala, {{inh|pt|la|fābula|t=discourse, narrative}} Latin fābula (“discourse, narrative”), {{doublet|pt|fábula|notext=1}} fábula Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fala f (plural falas)
  1. (uncountable) speech (the ability to speak; the state of not being mute) Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-GUPpISLX
  2. a speech, a discourse Tags: feminine Synonyms: conversa
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-75e3QkJi
  3. accent (the way someone speaks) Tags: feminine Synonyms: dicção, linguajar, pronúncia, sotaque
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-PGBxXG~E
  4. a dialect or regional variant of a language Tags: feminine Synonyms: dialeto, variante
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-J9Ob617t
  5. a line of dialogue in a screenplay or script Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-PkyZppY1
  6. (Brazil, informal) used to greet someone (equivalent to english sup) Tags: Brazil, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-noun-S5PTtcIt Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: falla [obsolete] Derived forms: fala de Estremadura [dialectal], fala de Xálima [dialectal] Related terms: falação, faladeira, falado, falador, falante, falar, falastrão, falatório, falável
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfa.lɐ/
Rhymes: -alɐ Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} fala
  1. inflection of falar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: falar Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-verb-zq9DxsCG Disambiguation of Linguistics: 8 13 9 16 4 6 28 14 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 17 12 4 9 31 15
  2. inflection of falar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: falar
    Sense id: en-fala-pt-verb-qBoNKDCn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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          "text": "A fala da personagem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Right on time the for his presentation, he forgot his speech.",
          "text": "Justo na hora de sua apresentação, ele esqueceu sua fala.",
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          "word": "conversa"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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        {
          "english": "His accent is very funny.",
          "text": "A fala dele é muito engraçada.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "word": "dicção"
        },
        {
          "word": "linguajar"
        },
        {
          "word": "pronúncia"
        },
        {
          "word": "sotaque"
        }
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        ],
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          "language"
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          "english": "He practiced his line, nervously.",
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          "english": "Sup Rodrigo, you good?",
          "text": "Fala Rodrigo, beleza?",
          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfa.lɐ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-alɐ"
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      "homophone": "fá-la"
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}

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