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implicit message

[ɪˈmplɪsɪt ˈmɛsɪdʒ]
nounpl: implicit messages
mensagem implícita
1. A message or meaning that is suggested or understood without being directly stated or expressed
The implicit message in the advertisement is that you need this product to be happy.
A mensagem implícita no anúncio é que você precisa deste produto para ser feliz.
2. Information conveyed indirectly through tone, context, or behavior rather than through explicit words
Her silence carried an implicit message of disapproval.
O seu silêncio carregava uma mensagem implícita de desaprovação.
Synonyms
underlying messagehidden messageimplied meaningindirect messageunspoken message
Antonyms
explicit messagedirect messagestated messageovert message

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mensagem implícita
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
mensagem implícita
Common in business and communication contexts
Portugal
mensagem implícita
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

read between the lines
get the hint
pick up on something
ler nas entrelinhas
captar a mensagem
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