graça
1. elegance and beauty of form, manner, motion, or action
She moved with grace across the stage.
Ela se movia com graça pelo palco.
2. courteous goodwill or favor
He had the grace to apologize for his mistake.
Ele teve a graça de pedir desculpas pelo seu erro.
3. divine assistance or favor in Christian theology
By the grace of God, they survived the accident.
Pela graça de Deus, eles sobreviveram ao acidente.
4. a prayer said before a meal
We said grace before dinner.
Rezamos a graça antes do jantar.
5. a period of time allowed as a favor
The bank gave us a grace period to pay the loan.
O banco nos deu um período de carência para pagar o empréstimo.
Related Idioms & Phrases
in one's good graces - nas boas graças de alguém (in someone's favor)
fall from grace - cair em desgraça (to lose favor or status)
by the grace of - pela graça de (by means of divine favor)
with good grace - com bom grado (willingly and without complaint)
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