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visão curta

[vi-ZÃO KUR-ta]
nounfemininepl: visões curtas
myopia; short-sightedness; lack of foresight
1. A refractive error of the eye in which distant objects appear blurred because light rays focus in front of the retina
She was diagnosed with myopia and needed glasses to see the board clearly.
Ela foi diagnosticada com visão curta e precisava de óculos para ver o quadro claramente.
2. Figuratively, lack of foresight or inability to see long-term consequences; short-term thinking
The company's visão curta led to its eventual bankruptcy.
A visão curta da empresa levou à sua eventual falência.
Synonyms
miopiafalta de visãofalta de perspectivapensamento de curto prazo
Antonyms
visão longahipermetropiaperspectivaforesight

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
visão curta
Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
miopia
More commonly used in Portugal, especially in medical context

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter visão curta (to be short-sighted/myopic)
falta de visão de futuro (lack of future vision)
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