queima-roupa
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
queima-roupa f (uncountable)
- point-blank range
- 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
- O medo fez gelar o sangue do soldado, e foi o medo que o fez apontar a arma e disparar uma rajada à queima-roupa.
- Fear made the soldier's blood freeze, and it was fear that made him aim his weapon and fire a burst at point-blank range.
Usage notes[edit]
Used in the adverbial locution à queima-roupa.
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