No. 1,916 in Portuguese
capela
A small chapel or place of worship.
In a sentence
Visitamos uma capela antiga durante nossa viagem.
We visited an old chapel during our trip.
In this sentence, 'capela' is used in its primary meaning, referring to a small place of worship or a chapel.
A banda tocava em uma capela com som muito harmonioso.
The band played in a chapel with very harmonious sound.
Here, 'capela' refers metaphorically to a chapel as a space conducive to music or harmonious acoustics.
Um estilo de música muito apreciado é o canto a capela.
A very appreciated music style is a cappella singing.
'A capela' is used to describe a music style where singers perform without instrumental accompaniment.
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