🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
preta
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🇬🇧 English: black
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Definição

🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil)
adjective

A bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The darkest colour, like the night sky or coal. Black is the absence of light.

Gramática

🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil)

Gender: feminino. Plural: pretas.

🇬🇧 Adjective. Used before a noun: 'a black cat', or after a verb: 'the cat is black'. Common collocations: black coffee, black hole, black market, pitch black.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Black has many cultural meanings in English. It often symbolises elegance and formality (black tie event) but can also suggest negativity (black market, blackout). 'Black Friday' is now the biggest shopping day of the year in many countries.

Exemplos

Ela está usando tinta preta em sua pintura.

"Ela está usando tinta preta em sua pintura."

🇬🇧 "She is using black paint on her picture."

As luzes estão apagadas.

"As luzes estão apagadas."

🇬🇧 "The lights are black."

Complete a frase 🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil)

Ela está usando tinta ___ em sua pintura.

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