No. 1,656 in Portuguese
sus
"Sus" in Portuguese is slang derived from English, meaning "suspicious" or "suspect."
In a sentence
Os suspiros eram tão altos que todos na sala ouviram.
The sighs were so loud that everyone in the room heard them.
Here, 'suspiros' translates to 'sighs', with 'sus' serving as the beginning of the word and contributing to its meaning in context.
Ela usou um vestido susurrante durante a festa.
She wore a whispering dress during the party.
In this sentence, 'susurrante' derives from 'sussurrar', meaning 'to whisper', indicating a quality of the dress that evokes the idea of whispers.
O cantor tocou uma melodia suave e suslitante.
The singer played a soft and uplifting melody.
'Suslitante' is a constructed word, hypothetically implying a sense of uplifting or soaring, combining the idea introduced by 'sus' as part of word formation.
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