stroke, line, dash, trace, feature
1. A line or mark made by a pen, pencil, or brush
The artist drew the portrait with careful strokes.
O artista desenhou o retrato com traços cuidadosos.
2. A characteristic or distinctive feature
Kindness is one of her most notable traits.
A gentileza é um dos seus traços mais notáveis.
3. A dash or hyphen used in writing or punctuation
Use a dash to separate the two clauses.
Use um traço para separar as duas orações.
4. A trace or vestige of something
There was no trace of doubt in her eyes.
Não havia traço de dúvida nos seus olhos.
5. A small amount or portion (colloquial)
Just a dash of salt in the soup.
Apenas um traço de sal na sopa.
Related Idioms & Phrases
à traço largo - in broad strokes, roughly speaking
traço de união - hyphen (literally: union dash)
dar um traço de - to add a touch of
traços de personalidade - personality traits
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