No. 2,824 in Portuguese
alvorada
"Alvorada" means "dawn" or "daybreak" in English.
In a sentence
A alvorada traz consigo o início de um novo dia.
The dawn brings with itself the beginning of a new day.
In this sentence, 'alvorada' refers to the literal meaning of dawn, the early part of the morning when sunlight first appears.
O grupo saiu em alvorada para realizar a expedição.
The group set out at dawn to carry out the expedition.
Here, 'alvorada' also refers to dawn but implies the time of day at which the group began their activity.
A alvorada da nova era trouxe esperança para muitas pessoas.
The dawn of the new era brought hope to many people.
In this context, 'alvorada' is used metaphorically to denote the beginning or onset of a new period or era.
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