🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Padrão

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pah-drah-o

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Default/dɪˈfɔlt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O padrão pode ser alterado nas configurações."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A preselected option or setting that is automatically chosen by a computer program or device unless an alternative is specified.

    "The default settings on your phone can be changed to suit your preferences."
As verb
  1. 1

    To fail to fulfill a duty or obligation, especially in a financial context.

    "The company defaulted on its loan payments, leading to bankruptcy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'default' originates from the Old French word 'defaulte', which means 'failure' or 'lack'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to denote a failure to fulfill an obligation or a preset condition in technology and law.

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