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milagre

[mi-ˈla-ɡrə]
nounmasculinepl: milagres
miracle
1. An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency
The recovery was considered a miracle by the doctors.
A recuperação foi considerada um milagre pelos médicos.
2. A remarkable or surpassingly extraordinary event, thing, or accomplishment
It would be a miracle if we finished on time.
Seria um milagre se terminássemos a tempo.
3. A highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment
The team pulled off a miracle victory.
O time conquistou uma vitória milagrosa.
Synonyms
prodígiomaravilhaportentofenômeno
Antonyms
desastrecalamidadetragédia

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
milagre
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Portugal
milagre
Standard usage; identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

por milagre - by a miracle; by the grace of God
um milagre de engenharia - an engineering marvel
precisar de um milagre - to need a miracle
trabalhar milagres - to work miracles
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