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164 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:

um olhar mudo e pungente

Context:

Tiago atalhou-o, numa súplica patética: —Dou-lhe todo o meu dinheiro, tudo o que quiser,..

Keywords:

...mas ajude-me. Leonardo lançou-lhe un olhar mudo e pungente...The two adjectives seem almost mutually exclusive to me.

 

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164 months ago

airmailrpl  See profile wrote:

a mute and poignant look

My comment:

um olhar mudo e pungente => a mute and poignant look

My references:

pungente
(latim pungens, -entis, particípio presente de pungo, -ere, picar, furar)
adj. 2 g.
1. Que punge. = PICANTE
2. [Figurado] Doloroso ou comovedor

164 months ago

MariaManzano  See profile wrote:

silent and pernetrating stare

My comment:

'pungente' means stabbing / penetrating /sharp

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164 months ago

MariaManzano  See profile wrote:

in a mute and sad glance