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Significados de undercurrent em inglês

A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning.

A current below the surface of a fluid.

Uso de undercurrent em inglês
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However, given the prickly undercurrent, today may not be the best day!
The South African
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That said; good intentions could be undermined by the subtly judgmental undercurrent.
The South African
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This movement finds a strong undercurrent of favor in all the churches.
The United States in the Light of Prophecy / Or, an Exposition o...
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Highly subtle planetary accents are likely to bring out a materialistic undercurrent.
The South African
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In the midst of it all, an undercurrent of events was flowing.
Tarrano the Conqueror
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The psychological effect of the environment's decay is a strong undercurrent here.
Ebony
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The twinkling red glow of the lights held an undercurrent of warning.
The Maze Runner
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Ling Yun wondered if the others could hear that undercurrent of ferocity.
Year's best sf 15
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Ng is soft-spoken with an undercurrent of passion when discussing his research.
Wired
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That note of bitterness in his voice sprang from some deeper undercurrent.
The Vision of Desire
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Be certain and study the undercurrent of sentiment for or against us.
I Spy
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But beneath all this runs the swift undercurrent of an absorbing passion.
The Women of the French Salons
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She began speaking quickly, an undercurrent of suppressed excitement in her tones.
The Splendid Folly
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She spoke as in jest, but with a perceptible undercurrent of earnestness.
Philip Winwood / A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American...
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Grant was conscious of an undercurrent of suspicion in the constable's manner.
The Postmaster's Daughter
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There was a shocked undercurrent to yesterday's All-Ireland under-21 final in Tullamore.
The Irish Times
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