What does pedante in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word pedante in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pedante in Portuguese.
The word pedante in Portuguese means pedantic, pedante, afetado, meticuloso, pedante, metido, pretensioso, pedante, pedante, arrogante, pedante, pedante, pedante, pedante, pedante, pretensioso. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pedante
pedanticadjetivo (exibicionista sem razão) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
pedante, afetadoadjective (overly concerned with detail) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) The pedantic manager spent the entire meeting talking about one sentence from the report. |
meticuloso, pedanteadjective (informal (person: pedantic, fastidious) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) |
metido, pretensioso, pedanteadjective (pejorative, informal (pretentiously arts-loving) (pejorativo: que finge amar arte) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) |
pedantenoun (nitpicker, [sb] overly academic) (substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".) The professor is a boring, uninspiring pedant whose students fall asleep in his classes. |
arrogante, pedantenoun (prude or snob) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) Rob is such a prig when it comes to drinking. |
pedantenoun (informal, figurative (pedant) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) |
pedanteadjective (pejorative, informal (pretentiously fond of crafts) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) |
pedanteadjective (pejorative, informal (pretentiously arts-loving) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) The movie was good, but a little too artsy for my taste. |
pedante, pretensiosoadjective (UK (narrow-minded) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) Mark's new girlfriend seems a little priggish doesn't she? |
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