orwelliano
Italian
Etymology
Adjective
orwelliano (feminine orwelliana, masculine plural orwelliani, feminine plural orwelliane)
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.we.liˈɐ̃.nu/ [oh.we.lɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /oʁ.weˈljɐ̃.nu/ [oh.weˈljɐ̃.nu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.we.liˈɐ̃.nu/ [oɾ.we.lɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /oɾ.weˈljɐ̃.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.we.liˈɐ̃.nu/ [oχ.we.lɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /oʁ.weˈljɐ̃.nu/ [oχ.weˈljɐ̃.nu]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /oɻ.we.liˈɐ̃.nu/ [oɻ.we.lɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /oɻ.weˈljɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.we.liˈɐ.no/ [oh.we.lɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /oʁ.weˈljɐ.no/ [oh.weˈljɐ.no]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.wɛˈljɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.wɛˈlja.nu/
- Hyphenation: or‧wel‧li‧a‧no
Adjective
orwelliano (feminine orwelliana, masculine plural orwellianos, feminine plural orwellianas)
- Orwellian
- (figuratively, loosely) totalitarian
Further reading
- “orwelliano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “orwelliano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “orwelliano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “orwelliano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Adjective
orwelliano (feminine orwelliana, masculine plural orwellianos, feminine plural orwellianas)
- Orwellian
- 2008 October 17, “Polémica por el 'orwelliano' plan británico de control de datos”, in El País[1], Ediciones El País, S.L., retrieved 25 September 2014:
- El plan ha puesto a la sociedad británica los pelos de punta y lo han condenado como "Orwelliano", en referencia a la obra 1984.
- The plan has put British society's hair on end and has been condemned as 'Orwellian', in reference to the work 1984.