Stroke

"Stroke" in Portuguese

acidente vascular cerebral

(loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

ataque

(act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

badalada

(time when a strike of a clock occurs)

cafuné

(act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

carícia

(act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

derrame

(loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

estilo (de nado/natação)

(specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)

pancada

(act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

pancada

(act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)

pancada

((professional wrestling) backstage influence)

pincelada

(streak made with a brush)

raquetada

((tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact)

remada

(movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)

tacada

(single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)

tacada

((golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system)

traço

(line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

traço

(line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)

acariciar

(to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.