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suggestions

[/səˈdʒɛstʃənz/]
nounfemininepl: sugestões
sugestões
1. An idea or plan put forward for consideration
Do you have any suggestions for the project?
Você tem alguma sugestão para o projeto?
2. A mild or indirect proposal or hint
There was a suggestion of irony in her tone.
Havia uma sugestão de ironia em seu tom.
3. The action or power of making someone accept an idea by indirect means
The power of suggestion can influence behavior.
O poder da sugestão pode influenciar o comportamento.
NYC Slang
ideas, tips
Synonyms
proposalsrecommendationsideashintsimplications
Antonyms
rejectionsrefusals

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sugestões
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
sugestões
Standard usage, may use 'dica' informally for suggestions/tips
Rio de Janeiro
sugestões
Standard usage
Portugal
sugestões
Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

take someone's suggestions on board
open to suggestions
beyond suggestion
power of suggestion
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