No. 2,421 in Portuguese
apurado
"Apurado" means "refined," "accurate," "polished," or "exquisite," depending on context.
In a sentence
Seu gosto musical é muito apurado.
Your musical taste is very refined.
In this sentence, the word 'apurado' describes a trait or quality that has been developed or refined, in this case, musical taste.
O caso foi apurado pela polícia.
The case was investigated by the police.
Here, 'apurado' refers to the action of investigating or examining thoroughly, associated with the case at hand.
Precisamos de um cálculo apurado para finalizar a projeção.
We need an accurate calculation to finalize the projection.
In this example, 'apurado' refers to something being precise or exact, in the context of numerical calculations.
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