as gracinhas

cuties, sweethearts, fooling around, funny business

→ gracinha
grac grace; charm + inha diminutive; small or affectionate + s Plural
noun · plural feminine Rare #40,683
cuties, sweethearts Affectionate; often used for children or other people someone finds cute.
PO: As crianças são umas gracinhas.
EN: The children are so cute.
fooling around, funny business Often used in warnings or commands to mean “no messing around.”
PO: Sem gracinhas durante a reunião, por favor.
EN: No fooling around during the meeting, please.
Declension of gracinha
gracinhagracinhas

Ah, minhas três gracinhas.

Ah, my three darlings.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Sem gracinhas!

No funny business!

— O Poço (2019)

E são umas gracinhas também.

And they're adorable too.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

E sem gracinhas, tá bom?

And no funny business, okay?

— Agente Zeta (2026)