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cara meaning in English

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do caramba adjective

fricking(intensifier (euphemism))
adjective

do caramba adjective
{m}

goddamn(intensifier)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡɑːd.ˌdæm] [US: ˈɡɑːd.ˌdæm]

encaracolado noun
{m}

curly(a person or animal with curly hair)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.li] [US: ˈkɝː.li]

encaracolar verb

curl [curled, curling, curls](to make into a curl or spiral)
verb
[UK: kɜːl] [US: ˈkɝːl]

encarar verb

affront [affronted, affronting, affronts](to meet defiantly; confront)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈfrʌnt] [US: ə.ˈfrənt]

face [faced, facing, faces](position oneself towards)
verb
[UK: feɪs] [US: ˈfeɪs]

face up toverb
[UK: feɪs ʌp tuː] [US: ˈfeɪs ʌp ˈtuː]

stare [stared, staring, stares](to look fixedly)
verb
[UK: steə(r)] [US: ˈster]

encarar a realidade verb

wake up and smell the coffee(to face reality and stop deluding oneself)
verb

encarar de frente verb

take the bull by the horns(to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːrnz]

escada em caracol noun
{f}

spiral staircase(type of staircase)
noun
[UK: ˈspaɪə.rəl ˈsteək.eɪs] [US: ˈspaɪ.rəl ˈsterˌkes]

escancarado adjective

agape(open)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈɡeɪp] [US: ə.ˈɡeɪp]

gaping(Wide open)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡeɪp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡeɪp.ɪŋ]

escancarar verb

gape [gaped, gaping, gapes](to open wide)
verb
[UK: ɡeɪp] [US: ˈɡeɪp]

escara noun
{f}

bedsore [bedsores](lesion caused by pressure)
noun
[UK: ˈbed.sɔː(r)] [US: ˈbed.sɔːr]

escaramuça noun
{f}

skirmish [skirmishes](brief battle between small groups)
noun
[UK: ˈskɜː.mɪʃ] [US: ˈskɝː.mɪʃ]

escaramuçador noun
{m}

skirmisher(soldier)
noun
[UK: ˈskɜː.mɪ.ʃə(r)] [US: ˈskɝː.mɪ.ʃər]

escaramuçar verb

skirmish [skirmished, skirmishing, skirmishes](to engage in a minor battle or dispute)
verb
[UK: ˈskɜː.mɪʃ] [US: ˈskɝː.mɪʃ]

escaravelho noun
{m}

beetle [beetles](insect)
noun
[UK: ˈbiːt.l̩] [US: ˈbiːt.l̩]

dung beetle [dung beetles](insect of the family Scarabaeidae)
noun
[UK: dʌŋ ˈbiːt.l̩] [US: ˈdəŋ ˈbiːt.l̩]

scarab [scarabs](Scarabaeus sacer)
noun
[UK: ˈskæ.rəb] [US: ˈskæ.rəb]

explodir na cara de verb

blow up in one's face(fail disastrously)
verb

fazer cara feia verb

frown [frowned, frowning, frowns](to have a frown on one's face)
verb
[UK: fraʊn] [US: ˈfraʊn]

fazer com a cara e a coragem verb

fly by the seat of one's pants(to improvise a course of action)
verb

ficar puto da cara verb

shit a brick(To react strongly in anger)
verb
[UK: ʃɪt ə brɪk] [US: ˈʃiːt ə ˈbrɪk]

garça-caranguejeira noun

squacco(Ardeola ralloides)
noun
[UK: skwˈɒkəʊ] [US: skwˈɑːkoʊ]

jacarandá noun

jacaranda [jacarandas](tree)
noun
[UK: dʒˌakərˈandə] [US: dʒˌækərˈændə]

leão de chácara noun
{m}

bouncer [bouncers](member of security personnel)
noun
[UK: ˈbaʊn.sə(r)] [US: ˈbaʊn.sər]

leão-de-chácara noun
{m}

bouncer [bouncers](member of security personnel)
noun
[UK: ˈbaʊn.sə(r)] [US: ˈbaʊn.sər]

mas a caravana passa phrase

the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on(life goes on even if some will try to stop progress)
phrase
[UK: ðə dɒɡz bɑːk bʌt ðə ˈkæ.rə.væn ɡəʊz ɒn] [US: ðə ˈdɑːɡz ˈbɑːrk ˈbət ðə ˈkæ.rə.ˌvæn ɡoʊz ɑːn]

máscara noun
{f}

mask [masks](cover for the face)
noun
[UK: mɑːsk] [US: ˈmæsk]

máscara cirúrgica noun
{f}

surgical mask(mask worn to catch bacteria)
noun

máscara de gás noun
{f}

gas mask [gas masks](a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas)
noun
[UK: ɡæs mɑːsk] [US: ˈɡæs ˈmæsk]

máscara mortuária noun
{f}

death mask(plaster or similar cast)
noun

mascarada noun
{f}

mask [masks](festive entertainment)
noun
[UK: mɑːsk] [US: ˈmæsk]

mascarado adjective

masked(wearing a mask or masks)
adjective
[UK: mɑːskt] [US: ˈmæskt]

mascarão noun
{m}

mascaron(carved, ornamental face)
noun
[UK: mˈaskarən] [US: mˈæskærən]

mascarar verb

masquerade [masqueraded, masquerading, masquerades](to conceal with masks)
verb
[UK: ˌmɑː.skə.ˈreɪd] [US: ˌmæ.skə.ˈreɪd]

moçárabe noun

Mozarab(Arabic-speaking Iberian Christian)
noun
[UK: mˈɒzərˌab] [US: mˈɑːzərˌæb]

moçárabe proper noun
{m}

Mozarabic(language)
proper noun
[UK: mˌɒzərˈabɪk] [US: mˌɑːzərˈæbɪk]

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