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João recebeu uma facada.

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João
     1. Proper noun. given name, male, eq=John
     2. n-m. (informal) nobody (someone who is not important)
recebeu
     1. v. verb form of receber
     receber
          1. v. to get; to receive
          2. v. to collect or receive payment
          3. v. to receive (to act as a host for guests)
          4. v. to be hit by something
          5. v. (telecommunications) to receive (to detect a signal from a transmitter)
     receber
          1. v. to get; to receive
          2. v. to collect or receive payment
          3. v. to receive (to act as a host for guests)
          4. v. to be hit by something
          5. v. (telecommunications) to receive (to detect a signal from a transmitter)
uma
     1. num. feminine of um
     2. art. feminine singular of um
     3. pron. feminine of um
     um
          1. num. one
          2. art. (indefinite) a, an
          3. art.          (in the plural) some; a few (a small number of)
          4. art.          (with unnouns) a bit of
          5. art.          (usually in the feminine, pronounced slowly, emphatically and with a high intonation) (indicates that what follows is exceptional); quite a; quite the
          6. n-m. the figure or digit "1": one
          7. pron. form of
          8. pron. a person; one; someone
          9. pron. element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in plural)
facada
     1. n-f. stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)
     2. n-f. (figurative) insult
     3. n-f. (figurative) unpleasant surprise
     4. n-f. (figurative, colloquial) a money request, usually by one that does not pay back
     5. n-f. (figurative, humorous, Brazil) daylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)




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