hara-kiri
Definições
Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
Equivalentes
mais 16 idiomas
Exemplos
“On the downfall of his power in 1867 he was urged by one of his Council to save the honour of his family by a voluntary suicide. He flatly refused to do so and left the room, whereupon his faithful adviser retired to another part of the castle and solemnly performed the hara-kiri.”
Nível QECR
B2
Intermediário superior
Esta palavra faz parte do vocabulário QECR B2 — nível intermediário superior.
Esta palavra faz parte do vocabulário QECR B2 — nível intermediário superior.
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