What does cócegas in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cócegas in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cócegas in Portuguese.

The word cócegas in Portuguese means tickle, cócegas, cócegas, cócegas, fazer cócegas, fazer cócegas, senti cócegas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cócegas

tickle

(sensação que provoca risos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cócegas

noun (light touching)

(substantivo feminino plural: Substantivo feminino exclusivamente ou normalmente usada no plural. Ex. "costas".)
The kids hate it when Luther gives them a tickling.

cócegas

noun (sensation)

(substantivo feminino plural: Substantivo feminino exclusivamente ou normalmente usada no plural. Ex. "costas".)
Harry sentiu cócegas em sua nuca e espantou uma mosca.
Harry felt a tickle on the back of his neck, and brushed away a fly.

cócegas

noun (itch, tingling sensation)

John felt a tickling on his neck, as if someone were brushing a feather against his skin.

fazer cócegas

transitive verb (act to cause sensation)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
A grama fez cócegas nos pés descalços de Nina enquanto ela levava seu café matinal para a mesa no jardim.
The grass tickled Nina's bare feet as she carried her morning coffee to the table in the garden.

fazer cócegas

intransitive verb (cause sensation)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Pare! Isto faz cócegas!
Stop it! That tickles!

senti cócegas

adjective (body part: sensitive)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
My feet are ticklish.

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