WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| Traduções principais |
| winking n | (rapid blinking of one eye) | piscada sf |
| | People use winking to signal to someone they are joking. |
| winking adj | figurative (light: intermittent, twinkling) | piscante adj |
| | A winking light on the dashboard tell you that the car is low on fuel. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| Traduções principais |
| wink⇒ vi | (blink one eye) | piscar vi |
| | The man winked to show he was joking. |
| | O homem piscou para mostrar que estava brincando. |
| wink at [sb] vi + prep | (blink one eye at) | piscar a vi + prep |
| | When the handsome young man smiled and winked at her, Lucy began to blush. |
| | Quando o jovem e belo homem sorriu e lhe piscou o olho, a Lucy começou a corar. |
| wink n | (eye movement) (dos olhos) | piscar, pestanejo sm |
| | Jane's wink told Robert she knew what he was up to. |
| | A piscada de Jane disse a Robert que ela sabia o que ele estava tramando. |
| wink n | figurative, informal (small amount of sleep) | fechar o olho expres v |
| | | piscar de olhos expres |
| Nota: Usually used in negative sentences. |
| | "Did you sleep last night?" - "Not a wink." I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, because of the noisy party next door. |
| | "Dormiste bem ontem à noite?" - "Nem fechei o olho." Não fechei sequer o olho, na noite passada, graças ao barulho da festa da casa ao lado. |
| wink vi | (light: flash) | piscar vi |
| | The lights of distant cars winked in the darkness. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
Locuções verbais
wink | winking |
| wink at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (tolerate, ignore) | tolerar vt |
| | | fingir que não vê expres v |
| | The boss tends to wink at people going home early on a Friday, as long as they've finished all their work. |