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stared
[/stɛərd/]
verb
encarou
1.
past tense of stare; looked fixedly with eyes wide open
She stared at him in disbelief.
Ela o encarou em descrença.
2.
gazed intently or intensely at something
He stared out the window for hours.
Ele encarou pela janela durante horas.
3.
looked with a fixed, vacant, or vacant expression
The patient stared blankly at the wall.
O paciente encarou a parede com expressão vazia.
NYC Slang
mad-dogged, gave someone the hard stare
Synonyms
gazed
looked
peered
glared
watched
Antonyms
glanced
glimpsed
ignored
overlooked
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
encarou
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
encarou/fitou
fitou is also used colloquially
São Paulo
encarou
standard usage
Portugal
fitou
more commonly used than in Brazil
Related Idioms & Phrases
stared daggers at someone
stared into space
stared someone down
stared someone in the face
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