portato — meaning in English

English meaning

• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
• prone adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.

Senses

portato is used for these senses in English:

• prone (figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

prone — full definition

1. adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.
2. adj Lying flat with the face down.

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