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miracle
[/ˈmɪrəkəl/]
noun
masculine
pl: miracles
milagre
1.
A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency
The doctors called her recovery a miracle.
Os médicos chamaram sua recuperação de milagre.
2.
An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural laws
It would take a miracle to finish this project on time.
Seria preciso um milagre para terminar este projeto no prazo.
3.
A remarkable or outstanding example of something
The building is a miracle of modern engineering.
O edifício é um milagre da engenharia moderna.
Synonyms
marvel
wonder
phenomenon
phenomenon
prodigy
Antonyms
curse
misfortune
disaster
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
milagre
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
milagre
Standard usage, same as general Brazilian
São Paulo
milagre
Standard usage, same as general Brazilian
Portugal
milagre
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
work a miracle
it's a miracle that
by some miracle
fazer um milagre
é um milagre que
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