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graça

[GRAH-suh]
nounfemininepl: graças
grace, charm, wit, joke
1. Elegance, beauty, or charm in movement or appearance
She danced with great grace and poise.
Ela dançava com muita graça e elegância.
2. Divine gift or blessing, especially in religious context
By God's grace, we survived the accident.
Pela graça de Deus, sobrevivemos ao acidente.
3. Humor, wit, or something amusing
He told the joke with such grace that everyone laughed.
Ele contou a piada com tanta graça que todos riram.
4. A favor or act of kindness
He did me a favor out of graciousness.
Ele me fez um favor por graça.
NYC Slang
grace; charm; (colloquial) a good joke or funny bit
Synonyms
elegânciacharmhumorbênçãofavor
Antonyms
desgraçafalta de jeitorigidez

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
graça
Universal usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
graça
Often used colloquially to mean 'joke' or 'funny thing'
São Paulo
graça
Standard usage, sometimes emphasized in formal contexts
Portugal
graça
Same usage as Brazil; very common in both religious and secular contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

com graça - gracefully, with charm
que graça! - how funny! / what a joke!
por graça de - thanks to, by the grace of
fazer graça - to make jokes or be funny
graças a Deus - thank God
a Deus graças - thank God
que graça tem? - what's the point? / what's funny about it?
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