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No. 4,457 in Portuguese

carentes

"Carentes" means "needy" or "lacking" in English.

In a sentence

  • As crianças carentes da região precisam de apoio.

    The deprived children of the region need support.

    Here, 'carentes' refers to children lacking resources, emphasizing socio-economic conditions.

  • Ela sempre está disposta a ajudar pessoas carentes de atenção.

    She is always willing to help people lacking attention.

    Here, 'carentes' emphasizes a lack or absence, in this case, of attention among people.

  • Somos carentes de informações sobre o evento.

    We lack information about the event.

    Here, 'carentes' refers to lacking or being deprived of something important, in this case, information about an event.

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