"cara de pau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: caras de pau [plural], cara-de-pau [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “face of wood”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|face of wood}} “face of wood”, {{lit|face of wood}} Literally, “face of wood” Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} cara de pau m or f by sense (plural caras de pau)
  1. (informal) poker face (impassive facial expression preventing determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand or of bluffing) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine Related terms: na cara dura, sem-vergonha
    Sense id: en-cara_de_pau-pt-noun-A02a0RkU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 18 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 26 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 38 33 28
  2. (informal, derogatory) someone who tries to take advantage of others Tags: by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-cara_de_pau-pt-noun-vI3JHqCH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 18 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 38 33 28
  3. (informal, derogatory) someone who openly and shamelessly lies or acts in a deceptive way Tags: by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-cara_de_pau-pt-noun-elpyMP1~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 18 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 38 33 28

Inflected forms

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