dias

IPA: dˈaɪʌz

Root Word: Dias

a common surname in the Portuguese language, and therefore in Portugal and Brazil.
a city of ancient Lycia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.
In Greek mythology, Dias (Ancient Greek: Δίας)Grimal, s.v. Dias.

Examples of "dias" in Sentences

The dias of MUN had the wrong flag.
He was the grandson of the explorer Bartolomeu Dias.
Dias was imprisoned by the Portuguese for many years.
Dias is known for being an intelligent, and technical grappler.
An old man in opalescent robes will be waiting for you on a dias in the center.
The phrase in Las Casas is not _algunos dias há_, but _há dias_, i.e. not "a few days ago," but "some time ago."
How satisfying was it to see Jersey Shore knucklehead Mike "The Situation" bomb on the dias of Comedy Central's roast of Donald Trump?
My wife is from México City, and when we were living there I learned to greet everyone on the street, etc., with buenos dias, buenos tardes, etc.
It is not enough, for me, that Mexicans have built in atomic clocks and know the precise instant it is no longer "buenos dias" and becomes "buenas tardes."
The time issue is reflected in the Spanish (maybe just Mexican?) expressions "ocho dias"/eight days and "quince dias"/fifteen days which mean "one week" and "two weeks".
This reminds me of what somebody said on another thread about the concept of time … usually very loose but not so when it comes to separate the buenas tardes from the dias, which is precise like clockwork.