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eyed with adoration

[/aɪd wɪð ˌædəˈreɪʃən/]
verb phrase
olhado com adoração
1. to look at someone or something with deep love, admiration, and reverence
She eyed him with adoration as he walked across the stage.
Ela o olhou com adoração enquanto ele atravessava o palco.
2. to gaze at with intense affection and worship
The fans eyed the celebrity with adoration.
Os fãs olhavam a celebridade com adoração.
Synonyms
gazed with lovelooked with devotionregarded with admirationstared with reverenceeyed with devotion
Antonyms
eyed with disdainlooked with contemptregarded with disgustgazed with indifference

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
olhado com adoração
Common in informal and formal contexts
São Paulo
olhado com adoração
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
olhado com adoração
Standard usage, may use 'visto com adoração' colloquially
Portugal
olhado com adoração
Standard usage, Portuguese uses same construction

Related Idioms & Phrases

look at someone like they hung the moon
have eyes only for someone
worship the ground someone walks on
olhar com olhos de cordeiro assado (Portuguese idiom: to look with adoring eyes)
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