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[Alessandro]

Em inglês careta pode ser grimace. Veja os exemplos abaixo:

He grimaced at the bitter taste. (Ele fez careta ao sentir o gosto amargo)
She grimaced as the needle went in. (Ela fez careta quando a agulha entrou)

I hope that helps!

[PriAndrade]

Hello Everybody,

Também podemos dizer: to pull (or make) a face (=change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc)
Example: Emma was making faces at me through the window.

Kisses,

[maryziller]

Hello Everybody,

Também podemos dizer: to pull (or make) a face (=change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc)
Example: Emma was making faces at me through the window.

I had never heard anyone say "pull a face," so I looked it up and found that it is British. Have you heard the expressionn, "His face fell?" It means to make a sad face.

Ex. His face fell when he got the sad news.

[tivrfoa]

Hi!

Careta has other meaning in Portuguese that is antiquated.
What can I use to express this meaning?

Thank you!

[Flavia.lm]

Hi!

Careta has other meaning in Portuguese that is antiquated.
What can I use to express this meaning?

Thank you!

There are plans to modernize the antiquated telephone system. - Macmillan
You’re so uncool. - Oxford Escolar

[maryziller]

Hi!

Careta has other meaning in Portuguese that is antiquated.
What can I use to express this meaning?

Thank you!

You can say:
'Careta' has another meaning, which is antiquated, in Portuguese.
'Careta' also has an antiquated meaning in Portuguese.


I looked in Aurélio amd Michaelis and did not find the antiquated meaning that you are referring to.
If you still have a question about this topic, please explain further.

[maryziller]

Em inglês careta pode ser grimace. Veja os exemplos abaixo:

He grimaced at the bitter taste. (Ele fez careta ao sentir o gosto amargo)
She grimaced as the needle went in. (Ela fez careta quando a agulha entrou)

I hope that helps!

Very good vocabulary. It sounds very literary to me.
You can also say scowl to mean a sullen, displeased, gloomy,threatening or angry look.

[Flavia.lm]

I looked in Aurélio amd Michaelis and did not find the antiquated meaning that you are referring to.
If you still have a question about this topic, please explain further.

Actually careta has two different meanings in Portuguese:

Careta -noum
Fazer careta = To grimace

Careta - adjective, it means "old-fashioned", "not modern"
Ele é uma pessoa muito careta = He is a very old-fashioned person.
Essas roupas são muito caretas = This clothes are very old-fashioned.
Teenagers usually say that their parents are "caretas" = have a very "primitive" view of life