perdedor

perdedor

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peɦ.deˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peɦ.deˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.deˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peʁ.deˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.deˈdoɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðoɾ]

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. loser (person who fails to win)
2. loser (someone with bad luck or poor skills who consistently loses)
3. loser (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)

   Synonym: fracassado

Related terms

• perda

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. losing (who loses, fails to win)

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Spanish

Etymology

From perder (“to lose”) +‎ -dor (“-er”, forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾdeˈdoɾ/ [peɾ.ð̞eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: per‧de‧dor

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. loser

   Soy un perdedor. ― I'm a loser.

Derived terms

• mal perdedor (“sore loser”)

See also

• fracasado

Further reading

• “perdedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014