dentro
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.tɹoʊ/
Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
dentro (plural dentros)
- (demoscene, rare) A production that is classified somewhere between a demo and an intro.
- 1995, Antti Piirainen, “Yah #4 vote sheet”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
- Vote for any demo released during the last six months before the release of the next issue of Yahoo (7.6.1994 - 7.1.1995). All non-party dentros and dentros competed [sic] in a demo competition at a party belong to this category.
- 1999, Cruxis, “scary rumour about win2k (billy selling your cpu?)”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
- And if we leave the conspiracy theory for a moment, it was a long time since I saw a TBL demo/dentro/intro, or have I missed something?
- 2001, Matrix, “Looking for certain demo/intro i released under LSD & DCS.”, in alt.emulators.amiga (Usenet):
- I left the amiga group Plague and joined LSD about 1992, i released a dentro under their name (Anyone know how i can find it again, i think it was simply called LSD dentro)...
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdentɾo/ [ˈd̪en̪.t̪ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -entɾo
- Hyphenation: den‧tro
Adverb
dentro
- inside
- Métete dentro, que vai chover.
- Get inside; it's going to rain.
Further reading
- “dentro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “dentro”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin dē intrō.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈden.tro/
- Rhymes: -entro
- Hyphenation: dén‧tro
Adverb
dentro
- inside; indoors
- inwardly
- (informal) imprisoned
Preposition
dentro
Noun
dentro m (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese dentro, from Late Latin dē intrō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɾu/
Audio (Brazil): (file) Audio (Portugal): (file) Audio (Portugal (Porto)): (file) - Rhymes: -ẽtɾu
- Hyphenation: den‧tro
Adverb
dentro
- inside (within or into something’s interior)
- A bola foi jogada dentro.
- The ball was thrown inside.
- Aqui dentro está fresco.
- It is cool inside.
- 2009, Joan Vernikos, Thais Russomano, A gravidade, esta grande escultora: como usar a gravidade terrestre a seu favor, EDIPUCRS, →ISBN, page 131:
- O astronauta Jim Bagian, um chocólatra inveterado, conseguiu levar para dentro da Space Shuttle, durante o seu primeiro voo, uma barra de chocolate Mars.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Revelações”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 24:
- Napoleão enfiava a mão dentro da túnica seguidamente para ajeitar o soutien.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2013, Carlos Sérgio Rodrigues, Anamnesis, Leya, →ISBN, pages 30–31:
- Um vulto encontrava-se dentro do carro.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- indoors (in a building)
- Os gripados devem ficar dentro.
- Those suffering from cold must stay indoors.
Derived terms
- dentro de
- para dentro
- por dentro
Related terms
Further reading
- “dentro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dentro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “dentro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin dē intrō (literally “from within”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdentɾo/ [ˈd̪ẽn̪.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -entɾo
- Syllabification: den‧tro
Adverb
dentro
- inside (for space)
- Dentro de la caja ― inside the box
- 2025 January 2, Alaa Elassar, “El conductor del Tesla Cybertruck se disparó antes de la explosión, dice la policía”, in CNN en Español[1]:
- Las autoridades no están identificando a Livelsberger como la persona encontrada dentro del Cybertruck porque el cuerpo encontrado dentro del vehículo estaba quemado hasta quedar irreconocible, dijo el sheriff de Las Vegas, Kevin McMahill, en una conferencia de prensa este jueves.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- indoors
- within, in (for time)
- dentro de cinco minutos ― within five minutes
Derived terms
Verb
dentro
- first-person singular present indicative of dentrar
Further reading
- “dentro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025