estilo livre

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.lu ˈli.vɾi/, /esˈt͡ʃi.lu ˈli.vɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.lu ˈli.vɾi/, /eʃˈt͡ʃi.lu ˈli.vɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.lo ˈli.vɾe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈti.lu ˈli.vɾɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈti.lu ˈli.bɾɨ/ [(i)ʃˈti.lu ˈli.βɾɨ]

Noun

estilo livre m (uncountable)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see estilo,‎ livre.
(Portugal, swimming) freestyle (swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke)
Synonym: (Brazil) nado livre

Further reading

“estilo livre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026