No. 764 in Portuguese
alves
"Alves" is a Portuguese surname.
In a sentence
A família Alves mora naquela casa grande.
The Alves family lives in that big house.
Here, 'Alves' is used as a family name, indicating a specific family.
No zoológico, vimos os alces vivendo no campo aberto.
At the zoo, we saw the moose living in the open field.
Although similar phonetically, this example in English captures how 'alces' (moose) might be misheard as 'Alves.' This connection highlights the importance of pronunciation in language learning.
O estudante chamado Alves se apresentou ao professor.
The student named Alves introduced himself to the teacher.
In this example, 'Alves' is used as a part of the student's name, emphasizing its use as a proper noun.
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