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163 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Portuguese > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

caliginosamente

Context:

—O tal achas o soufflé? perguntou, a determinada altura, Anita a Felipe. O namorado...

Keywords:

...respondeu-lhe caliginosamente: —Hum, não está mau!

 

 

The answer of airmailrpl  See profile was rated best

somberly

My comment:

caliginosamente => somberly

My references:

caliginoso |ô|
adj.
1. Em que há caligem.
2. [Figurado] Tenebroso, sombrio.
3. Que não consegue ver (ex.: olhos caliginosos). = CEGO
Plural: caliginosos |ó|.

caligem
s. f.
1. Nevoeiro denso.
2. [Figurado] Escuridão, trevas.
3. [Medicina] Névoa.
4. Catarata.