English-Portuguese translations for allusion

• alusão
  O Médio Oriente, a América Latina em especial, e uma alusão a Israel. The Middle East, Latin America in particular, and an allusion to Israel.
  Contudo, permita-me responder à sua alusão musical com uma citação literária. However, please let me respond to your musical allusion with a literary quotation.
• insinuação

Definition of allusion

• An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned

Related words

• allusive
• allusively
• allusiveness