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smudges

[/smʌdʒɪz/]
noun/verbpl: smudges
manchas/borrões
1. Marks or stains that are blurred or smeared, typically made by rubbing or pressing something dirty against a surface
There are smudges on the window glass.
Há manchas de graxa no vidro da janela.
2. Third person singular or plural form of the verb 'to smudge': to mark or blur with smudges
She smudges the charcoal with her finger to create a shadow effect.
Ela borra o carvão com o dedo para criar um efeito de sombra.
3. A blurry or indistinct mark or image
The photograph only shows a smudge where the face should be.
A fotografia mostra apenas um borrão onde deveria estar o rosto.
Synonyms
marksstainsblursstreaksspots
Antonyms
claritycleanlinessspotlessness

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
manchas/borrões
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
manchas
Preferred in urban São Paulo dialect
Portugal
borrões/manchas
Both terms used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

smudge the lines - to blur boundaries or distinctions
without a smudge - perfectly clean or unblemished
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