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')
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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