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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| prodding n | (physical poking) | cutucar vt |
| | Alice felt a prodding in her back, so she turned to see who had done it. |
| poke sb/sth vtr | (jab with finger) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar vt |
| | | acotovelar vt |
| | Charlotte poked Adam to get his attention. |
| | Charlotte cutucou Adam para chamar sua atenção. |
| prod sb/sth vtr | (poke) | espetar, picar, punçar vt |
| | (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | Prod him with your elbow and he'll wake up. |
| poke sth out vtr phrasal sep | (remove by prodding) | cutucar vt |
| | Be careful with that stick, you'll poke somebody's eye out with it. |
prod sb to do sth,
prod sb into doing sth v expr | figurative (prompt to do sth) (BRA, figurado) | cutucar vt |
| | | estimular, insistir vt |
| | Mary resents having to prod her son to finish his homework. |
| poke sth vtr | (prod with finger) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar vt |
| | Ben poked the top of the cake to see if it was ready. |
| | Ben cutucou o bolo para saber se estava pronto. |
| | Ben tocou no bolo com o dedo para saber se estava pronto. |
| nudge sb/sth vtr | (small push) (BRA, pequeno empurrão) | cutucar vt |
| | | incentivar vt |
| | | encorajar vt |
| | Stacy nudged Jake awake as they reached the bus stop. |
| | Estela cutucou Jairo para acordá-lo pois haviam chegado ao ponto de ônibus. |
| elbow sb vtr | (deliberate: jab with elbow) | acotovelar vt |
| | | cutucar vt |
| | Karen noticed Jon was falling asleep in the lecture, so she elbowed him. |
| | Karen notou que Jon estava caindo no sono durante a palestra, por isso o acotovelou. |
| poke sb with sth vtr + prep | (jab with sth pointed) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar |
| | She poked him with her umbrella to wake him. |
| | Ela o cutucou com seu guarda-chuva para acordá-lo. |
| prod n | (act of poking) (BRA) | cutucar sm |
| | (BRA) | cutucão sm |
| | | toque, contacto sm |
| | He felt the prod of her finger in his back and stopped slouching. |
| nudge sb vtr | figurative (small push to do sthg) (figurado) | empurrar vt |
| | | chamar a atenção expres v |
| | (BRA, figurado) | cutucar vt |
| | | incentivar, estimular vt |
| | Mike's friends had to nudge him a few times to get him apply for a new job. |
| | Os amigos do Miguel tiveram que empurrá-lo algumas vezes para conseguir que ele se candidatasse a um novo emprego. |
| jab sth at sb vtr + prep | (poke: sth at sb) | cutucar vt |
| | | bater em vt + prep |
| | He jabbed his walking stick at me and told me to stay off his lawn. |
| poke sb in sth vtr + prep | (jab somewhere with sth pointed) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar vt |
| | Don't poke anyone in the eye with that stick. |
| | Não cutuque ninguém no olho com esse espeto. |
| tap sth/sb vtr | (poke, pat) | bater vt |
| | | tocar vt |
| | | cutucar vt |
| | Harry went up to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder. |
| | Harry foi até Catherine e bateu no ombro dela. |
| | Beth tocou no ícone do aplicativo que queria abrir na tela do celular. |
| | Harry for até Catherine e cutucou o ombro dela. |
| poke sb vtr | (on Facebook) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar, chamar vt |
| | Henry poked Gary on Facebook. |
| | Henry cutucou Gary no Facebook. |
| jab sth into sb vtr + prep | (poke: sth into sb) | bater em vt + prep |
| | | cutucar vt |
| | She jabbed her elbow into my ribs to get my attention. |
| jab at sb/sth vi + prep | (poke at) | cutucar v int |
| | The old lady was jabbing at Vince with her finger. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| nick sth vtr | US (hit) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | tocar vt |
| | Rick nicked his friend on the shoulder. |
| stab sb/sth with sth vtr | (jab with finger, implement) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | Oliver stabbed Adrian in the shoulder with his finger to emphasise his point. |
| | Oliver cutucou Adrian no ombro para enfatizar seu ponto. |
| dig sb vtr | informal (jab with elbow or finger) | cutucar vt |
| | Jason grinned and dug me in the ribs as if to say that he knew what I'd been doing. |
| | Jason sorriu e cutucou minha costela como se dissesse que sabia o que eu havia feito. |
| chuck sb vtr | (pat sb) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | (BRA) | dar tapinha vt + sf |
| | | tocar ao de leve expres v |
| | Isabel's uncle chucked her under the chin. |
| clap sb/sth vtr | (strike sb lightly) (BRA) | cutucar vt |
| | | bater levemente vt + adv |
| | The old man clapped my shoulder in greeting. |
rub sth in,
rub in sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (remind of sth unpleasant) (figurado, relembrar) | cutucar vt |
| | My colleagues kept rubbing in the fact that I'd made a huge mistake. |