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gently close
[JEN-tul-ee KLOHZ]
verb phrase
fechar delicadamente
1.
to shut or close something with care and without force or noise
Please gently close the door so you don't wake the baby.
Por favor, feche a porta delicadamente para não acordar o bebê.
2.
to shut something in a soft, quiet manner
She gently closed the book and set it on the shelf.
Ela fechou o livro delicadamente e o colocou na prateleira.
Synonyms
softly close
carefully close
quietly close
ease shut
softly shut
Antonyms
slam
bang shut
forcefully close
roughly close
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
fechar delicadamente
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
fechar com cuidado
alternative phrasing
São Paulo
fechar suavemente
common in formal contexts
Portugal
fechar com delicadeza
more formal Portuguese preference
Related Idioms & Phrases
close the door softly
shut quietly
ease the door closed
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