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cheek

[/tʃiːk/]
nounpl: cheeks
bochecha
1. The soft part of the face below the eye and beside the nose
She had rosy cheeks from playing outside.
Ela tinha bochechas rosadas de brincar ao ar livre.
2. Impudent or disrespectful behavior; audacity
He had the cheek to interrupt the meeting.
Ele teve a audácia de interromper a reunião.
3. Either side of the buttocks
He fell on his cheek.
Ele caiu na bochecha (da nádega).
NYC Slang
nerve; sass (as in 'you got some nerve talking to me like that')
Synonyms
faceaudacitynerveimpudencebuttock
Antonyms
respectpolitenesscourtesy

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bochecha
Primary term for facial cheek; also 'cara' informally
Rio de Janeiro
bochecha
Same as general Brazilian usage
São Paulo
bochecha
Same as general Brazilian usage
Portugal
bochecha
Standard Portuguese; also 'coragem' or 'desplante' for the audacity sense

Related Idioms & Phrases

cheek by jowl - very close together (bochecha com bochecha - muito próximos)
have the cheek to - audaciously do something (ter a audácia de)
tongue-in-cheek - said or done in a joking manner (meio de brincadeira)
turn the other cheek - respond to injury without retaliation (virar a outra face)
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