No. 2,436 in Portuguese
aço
Steel.
In a sentence
A ponte foi construída com vigas de aço.
The bridge was constructed with steel beams.
Here, "aço" is used as a noun referring to the metal material, steel.
Trabalhadores da fábrica de aço estão em greve.
Workers of the steel factory are on strike.
In this context, "aço" represents the industry or factory associated with steel production.
Este herói tem um coração de aço.
This hero has a heart of steel.
Here, "aço" is used metaphorically to describe someone with great resilience or strength of character.
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