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traço

[TRAH-soo]
nounmasculinepl: traços
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.
Synonyms
linhamarcacaracterísticofeiçãoaspectovestígio

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
traço
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
traço
Common in artistic and colloquial contexts
São Paulo
traço
Standard usage, especially in business and design
Portugal
traço
Standard usage; also used for dash in punctuation

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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