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outro

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Etymology

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Blend of out +‎ intro, an analogy using out as the opposite of in. First attested in the title of the song The Intro and the Outro (1967), by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and written by Vivian Stanshall.

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Noun

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outro (plural outros)

  1. (music, informal) A portion of music at the end of a song.
    Synonym: extro
    Antonym: intro
    • 1977, Claude Hall, Barbara Hall, This business of radio programming:
      […] talking over the intro of a record and off the outro, weaving back and forth between two records spinning […]
    • 1992, Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett, Practical recording techniques:
      Find the spot in the script where you want the outro to start fading up.
    • 2009, 24 September, Jude Rogers in The Guardian, The trouble with remastered records
      But then something happens on I Want You (She's So Heavy), two minutes into the song's intense outro, when a cloud of white noise comes in, […]
  2. (informal) The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc.
    • 2007, Rich Shupe, Zevan Rosser, Learning ActionScript 3.0: a beginner's guide:
      Having gone through the intro and stopped, the next click plays the outro of the current section and then hits the following script at the end of the outro animation:

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese outro, from Latin alterum. Compare Spanish otro, French autre.

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Determiner

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outro m (feminine outra, masculine plural outros, feminine plural outras)

  1. other, another

Usage notes

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All forms of outro contract when used following the contractions de (“of, from”) or en (“in”). So de outro contracts to doutro, and en outras contracts to noutras.

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin alterum (“the other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”).

Cognate with Old French altre and Old Spanish otro.

Determiner

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outro

  1. other
    • c. 13th century, Pero Garcia Burgalês, “María Negra vi eu, en outro día”, in Angelo Colocci, compiler, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional‎[1], Italy, published 1526, page 1382, lines 1–7:
      María Negra vi eu, en outro día, / ir rabialçada per ũa carreira; / e preguntei-a, como ía senlheira, / e por aqueste nome que havía. / E disse-m'ela'ntón: «Hei nom'assí / por aqueste sinal con que nací, / que trago negro come ũa caldeira».
      I saw Black Mary the other day, walking sassyly down the road; and I asked her why she walked alone and why she had that name. And then she told me: "I have this name because of this mark that I was born with, which is black like a cauldron".

Descendants

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  • Galician: outro
  • Portuguese: outro

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese outro, from Latin alterum (“the other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”). Compare Spanish otro and French autre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).tɾu/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).tɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).tɾo/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).tɾo]
 

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outro (feminine outra, masculine plural outros, feminine plural outras)

  1. other (not the one previously referred to)
    O outro livro é melhor.
    The other book is better.
    • 2009, Elben M. Lenz César [org.], Devocionais para todas as estações, Editora Ultimato, →ISBN, page 90:
      Mas nem toda amizade com o rei, ou qualquer outro dirigente, é marcada pela corrupção.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, Luísa F. Habigzang, Eva Diniz, Silvia H. Koller, Trabalhando com Adolescentes: Teoria e Intervenção Psicológica, AMGH Editora, →ISBN, page 125:
      Os otakus não só incorporam diversos termos japoneses a sua fala como também se inspiram e são influenciados por características orientais em outras atividades, como o cosplay.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. another (one more)
    Me dá outra cerveja, por favor.
    Please give me another beer.
    • 2005, Matthew D. Bauer, O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN, page 142:
      Se não ficar satisfeito com o que ele lhe disser, procure outro acupunturista que use agulhas mais finas.
      If you’re not satisfied with what he [the acupuncturist] tells you, look for another acupuncturist who utilizes thinner needles.
  3. another (not the same)
    Não gostei deste livro, quero outro livro.
    I didn’t like this book, I want another book.

Pronoun

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outro (feminine outra, masculine plural outros, feminine plural outras)

  1. other one (not the one previously referred to)
    O outro é melhor.
    The other one is better.
    • 2008, Tom Azevedo, Me sinto propenso a perdoar os mortos, Clube de Autores, page 49:
      Parar de invejar o sucesso do outro, de viver sempre tentando dar uma rasteira no nosso colega.
      We should stop envying the other’s success, living always trying to pull the rug out from under our peers.
    • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Padre Alfredo”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 27:
      — Já pensaram no que vem por aí? {{..}} Luz acesa para um ler quando o outro quer dormir? Um não podendo viver sem ar refrigerado, apesar da rinite do outro? Já pensaram?
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  2. another (one more)
    Gostei tanto deste livro que quero ler outro.
    I liked this book so much that I want to read another one.
  3. another (not the same) (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
    Não gostei deste livro, quero outro.
    I didn’t like this book, I want another one.
  4. another instance of someone or something that does something
    Ele gosta de ler, e eu sou outro.
    He likes reading, and I’m another one who does.

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