🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
preto
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🇬🇧 English: black
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Definição

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)
adjective

Pessoa da raça negra.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

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

Gramática

🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

Gender: masculino. Plural: pretos.

🇬🇧 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 a usar tinta preta no seu quadro.

"Ela está a usar tinta preta no seu quadro."

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

As luzes são pretas.

"As luzes são pretas."

🇬🇧 "The lights are black."

Complete a frase 🇵🇹 Portuguese (EU)

Ela está a usar tinta ___ no seu quadro.

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