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gut understanding

[/ɡʌt ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/]
noun
compreensão intuitiva
1. An immediate, instinctive understanding or comprehension of something based on intuition or feeling rather than logical analysis or evidence
I don't have concrete data, but my gut understanding is that this project will succeed.
Não tenho dados concretos, mas minha compreensão intuitiva é que este projeto terá sucesso.
2. A deep, often unspoken sense of knowing or perceiving something without conscious reasoning
Her gut understanding of human nature made her an excellent therapist.
Sua compreensão intuitiva da natureza humana a tornava uma excelente terapeuta.
NYC Slang
gut feeling / street smarts
Synonyms
intuitive understandinginstinctive knowledgeintuitiongut feelingsixth sensecompreensão por instintoentendimento visceral
Antonyms
logical analysisanalytical understandingreasoned comprehensionanálise lógicacompreensão racional

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
compreensão intuitiva
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
entendimento de barriga
Informal, colloquial variation using 'barriga' (belly)
São Paulo
compreensão intuitiva
Standard formal usage
Portugal
compreensão intuitiva
European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

trust your gut
go with your gut
gut instinct
confiar em seu instinto
seguir sua intuição
instinto visceral
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