No. 2,434 in Portuguese
avançado
Advanced.
In a sentence
Ele está cursando um nível avançado de português.
He is attending an advanced level Portuguese course.
In this sentence, 'avançado' is used as an adjective to describe the high level of proficiency in the Portuguese course.
Este smartphone tem tecnologia muito avançada.
This smartphone has very advanced technology.
Here, 'avançada', feminine form of 'avançado', is used as an adjective to characterize the progressive status of the technology.
Ela sempre foi uma pensadora avançada para sua época.
She was always an advanced thinker for her time.
In this case, 'avançada', feminine form, acts as an adjective denoting her progressive and forward-thinking nature in her time period.
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