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traço — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • feature noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  • hallmark noun A distinctive feature or trait that marks something as genuine or characteristic.
  • hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
  • hyphen noun The punctuation mark "-", used to join parts of a compound word or show that a word carries on at the start of the next line.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
  • trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
  • trait noun A distinguishing quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

Senses

traço is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
  • feature Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
  • hallmark (figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.
  • hyphen The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
  • line A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
  • stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
  • stroke A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
  • trace (mathematics) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

feature — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  2. noun A full-length film, or a special article in a newspaper or magazine.
  3. verb To include someone or something as an important part.
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