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de viés

[dɨ vi'ɛs]
adverbial phrase
askew, sideways, obliquely, at an angle
1. In a slanted or diagonal direction; not straight or perpendicular
The picture is hanging de viés on the wall.
O quadro está pendurado de viés na parede.
2. In a biased, prejudiced, or indirect manner
He looked at me de viés with suspicion.
Ele me olhou de viés com desconfiança.
3. Diagonally across something
The fabric was cut de viés.
O tecido foi cortado de viés.
Synonyms
de ladoobliquamenteenviesadode travésdiagonalmente
Antonyms
retodiretoperpendicular

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
de viés
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
de viés
Common in both formal and informal speech
Rio de Janeiro
de viés
Frequently used in colloquial context
Portugal
de viés
Also used in Portugal, sometimes also 'enviesado'

Related Idioms & Phrases

olhar de viés - to look askance at someone (with suspicion or disapproval)
cortar de viés - to cut diagonally or on the bias
colocar algo de viés - to place something at an angle
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