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indecipherable note

[ɪn.dɪˈsaɪ.fə.rə.bəl noʊt]
nounpl: indecipherable notes
nota indecifrável
1. A written message or annotation that is impossible or extremely difficult to read or understand due to poor handwriting, unclear symbols, or illegible text
The doctor's indecipherable note on the prescription confused the pharmacist.
A nota indecifrável do médico na receita confundiu o farmacêutico.
2. A musical note that cannot be clearly identified or interpreted due to ambiguous notation or context
The composer left an indecipherable note in the margin of the score.
O compositor deixou uma nota indecifrável na margem da partitura.
Synonyms
illegible noteunreadable noteunclear notescrawled notecryptic note
Antonyms
clear notelegible notereadable noteneat note

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
nota ilegível
More commonly used informal alternative
São Paulo
anotação incompreensível
Alternative phrasing emphasizing lack of comprehension
Portugal
nota incompreensível
Common European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

chicken scratch
unreadable handwriting
lost in translation
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