No. 981 in Portuguese
branco
"Branco" means "white" in English.
In a sentence
Meu carro é branco.
My car is white.
Here, 'branco' is used as an adjective to describe the color of the car (white).
Ele escreveu algo no quadro branco.
He wrote something on the whiteboard.
In this context, 'branco' modifies 'quadro,' referring to a 'whiteboard.'
Deu um branco na hora de responder.
I blanked out when answering.
Here, 'branco' is used colloquially to represent a momentary loss of memory ('blanked out').
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