conto

Meaning

contar

  1. (transitive) to tell (to convey given information)
  2. (transitive) to tell; to narrate (relate a story or series of events)
  3. (transitive) to count (determine the quantity of)
  4. (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
  5. (intransitive) to rely, to count
  6. (intransitive, transitive) to have at one’s disposal; to have available
  7. (intransitive) to count; to matter (be of significance)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkõ.tu/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese conto, from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”). Doublet of cômputo.

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