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fica bonita

[FEE-kah boh-NEE-tah]
verb phrase
looks beautiful, looks pretty, becomes beautiful
1. To appear or look beautiful/pretty; to turn out nicely in appearance
That dress looks beautiful on you.
Esse vestido fica bonita em você.
2. To result in a nice or pleasing aesthetic outcome
The room looks nice with those decorations.
A sala fica bonita com essas decorações.
3. To suit someone well; to be flattering
That hairstyle really suits you.
Esse penteado fica bonita em você.
NYC Slang
looks fire, looks dope, looks tight
Synonyms
fica lindafica formosafica belaparece bonitafica legal
Antonyms
fica feiafica horrívelfica mal

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fica bonita
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
fica bonita
Standard usage, sometimes softened to 'fica linda'
São Paulo
fica bonita
Standard usage
Portugal
fica bonita
Less common; Portuguese prefer 'fica bonito/a' or 'fica bem'

Related Idioms & Phrases

fica bem
fica legal
cai bem
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