No. 3,082 in Portuguese
artifício
A clever or deceptive device or technique; an artifice.
In a sentence
O inventor criou um artifício que simplificou o processo.
The inventor created a contrivance that simplified the process.
Here, 'artifício' is used to mean a device or contrivance created for a specific purpose.
A obra do artista é cheia de artifícios para engajar o olhar do público.
The artist's work is full of artifices to engage the audience's attention.
In this sentence, 'artifício' refers to artistic techniques or methods used to create an effect.
Ele usou um artifício retórico para persuadir os ouvintes.
He used a rhetorical artifice to persuade the listeners.
The word 'artifício' is employed here to mean a rhetorical or strategic maneuver to achieve a communicative goal.
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