"hesitante" meaning in Portuguese

See hesitante in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], /e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [Brazil], /e.ziˈtɐ̃.te/ [Southern-Brazil], /i.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/ [Portugal], /e.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: hesitantes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi Etymology: Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar + -ante. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|haesitans|haesitantem}} Latin haesitantem, {{affix|pt|hesitar|-ante}} hesitar + -ante Head templates: {{pt-adj}} hesitante m or f (plural hesitantes)
  1. hesitant; hesitating Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: hesitação, hesitar

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "haesitans",
        "4": "haesitantem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin haesitantem",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "hesitar",
        "3": "-ante"
      },
      "expansion": "hesitar + -ante",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar + -ante.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hesitantes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "he‧si‧tan‧te"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese terms suffixed with -ante",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "hesitant; hesitating"
      ],
      "id": "en-hesitante-pt-adj-t1Yj9DZC",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "hesitação"
        },
        {
          "word": "hesitar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.te/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tɨ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tʃi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hesitante"
}
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "haesitans",
        "4": "haesitantem"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "hesitar",
        "3": "-ante"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar + -ante.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hesitantes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hesitante m or f (plural hesitantes)",
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    }
  ],
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    "he‧si‧tan‧te"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hesitação"
    },
    {
      "word": "hesitar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 4-syllable words",
        "Portuguese adjectives",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms suffixed with -ante",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃tɨ",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃tɨ/4 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃tʃi"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hesitant; hesitating"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ],
        [
          "hesitating",
          "hesitating"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.te/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tɨ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tʃi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hesitante"
}

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