No. 1,978 in Portuguese
academia
Gym or fitness center.
In a sentence
Eu vou à academia todos os dias para me exercitar.
I go to the gym every day to exercise.
In this sentence, 'academia' refers to a gym or fitness center, which is a common usage in Portuguese to denote a place for physical activities.
A academia tem contribuído bastante para o avanço das ciências.
The academy has greatly contributed to the advancement of sciences.
Here, 'academia' is used to signify an academic or scholarly institution, reflecting its role in education and scientific progress.
Ele está estudando sobre os debates na academia literária.
He is studying about the debates in literary academia.
In this context, 'academia' represents the scholarly community or field of study in higher education, specifically regarding literature.
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