ponto de costura / ponto
1. A loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass of a needle through fabric
The tailor made perfect stitches on the dress.
O alfaiate fez pontos perfeitos no vestido.
2. A surgical suture used to close a wound
The doctor applied ten stitches to close the cut.
O médico aplicou dez pontos para fechar o corte.
3. A sharp pain in the side, typically during physical exercise
I got a stitch in my side while running.
Senti uma dor no lado enquanto corria.
4. To sew or join with stitches (verb)
She stitched the torn seam back together.
Ela costurou a costura rasgada de volta.
Related Idioms & Phrases
a stitch in time saves nine - um ponto a tempo poupa nove (preventive action saves effort later)
in stitches - de rir à gargalhada (laughing very hard)
not a stitch - nem uma costura (wearing no clothes; completely naked)
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