What does palpite in Portuguese mean?

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

The word palpite in Portuguese means suspicion, palpitation, palpite, palpite, impressão, arriscar um palpite, arriscar um palpite, tentar adivinhar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word palpite

suspicion

substantivo masculino (opinião, suspeita)

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

palpitation

substantivo masculino (palpitação)

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

palpite

noun (slight idea) (suspeita)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Amy tinha um palpite que algo estava errado quando a irmã dela ligou no meio do dia.
Amy had a hunch that something was wrong when her sister called in the middle of the day.

palpite

noun (informal (hint, warning) (aviso ou alerta)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The building was evacuated after police received a tip-off that a bomb had been planted there.

impressão

noun (guess) (noção vaga)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Eu tive a impressão de que você planejava se mudar para cá, mas eu não tinha certeza.
I had an idea that you were planning to move down here, but I wasn't certain.

arriscar um palpite

verbal expression (guess)

(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.)
If all else fails, then you'll just have to hazard a guess.

arriscar um palpite, tentar adivinhar

verbal expression (guess)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Anyone who ventures a guess will be awarded a prize.

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