à mostra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈmɔs.tɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/

Homophone: amostra

Adverb

showing, exposed, visible
Synonyms: visível, à vista

Ela tirou os cabelos da testa, deixando as cicatrizes à mostra.
She removed the hair from her forehead, leaving the scars visible.
on display, on show
Roupas típicas daquela época estavam à mostra no museu local.
Typical clothes from that period were on display at the local museum.

Further reading

“à mostra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026