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1. The air exhaled from the lungs; breath
He had bad breath after eating garlic.
Ele tinha bafo ruim depois de comer alho.
2. Bad breath; halitosis
Your breath smells terrible.
Seu bafo está horrível.
3. A puff or gust of air or wind
A breath of wind touched her face.
Um bafo de vento tocou seu rosto.
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
bafo
Most common usage across Brazil
Portugal
hálito
Portuguese speakers often prefer 'hálito' for formal contexts
Colloquial
bafo
Highly informal and colloquial, especially when referring to bad breath
Related Idioms & Phrases
ter bafo (to have bad breath)
bafo de cachorro (literal: dog breath; insult meaning bad breath)
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