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gaze affectionately

[/ɡeɪz əˈfɛkʃənətli/]
verb phrase
olhar com carinho
1. to look at someone or something with fondness, tenderness, and love
She gazed affectionately at her newborn baby.
Ela olhou com carinho para seu bebê recém-nascido.
2. to regard with warm and tender feelings while maintaining steady eye contact
He gazed affectionately into her eyes.
Ele olhou carinhosamente nos seus olhos.
Synonyms
look tenderlygaze lovinglylook fondlyregard warmlycontemplate affectionately
Antonyms
gaze coldlystare harshlyglare angrilylook away indifferently

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
olhar com carinho
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
olhar carinhosamente
slight preference for adverbial form
São Paulo
olhar com ternura
alternative using 'ternura' (tenderness)
Portugal
olhar carinhosamente
standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

gaze into someone's eyes
look with puppy dog eyes
have eyes only for
look at someone like they hung the moon
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